Sure the ship is on the right course, but it's taking on water. - Anonymous employee AMD Employee Review

3.0
Jun 19, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coming from the former ATI-side, the Canadian operations have remained pretty much the same in terms of culture. It's a fun place to work, challenging and you are surrounded by passionate, clever people.

Cons

We will always be seen as "not Intel" and "not Nvidia". Upper management seems to be floundering in many areas of hte company. And AMD doesn't seem to know what to do with some parts of the former ATI that it acquired. There is still very much a "green" (AMD) vs. "red" (ATI) mentality.

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4.0
Apr 13, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

It's a big company. So, a lot of great benefits and high pay. Also, a lot of opportunity for career advancement and internal transfers if a particular job/team doesn't fit (to avoid losing RSUs). Plus, they're not too hard on you regarding performance since all the performance reviews are qualitative rather than quantitative (that could be both a pro and a con, honestly).

Cons

It's a big company. So, a lot of bureaucracy. They get in the way of themselves requiring endless approvals for spending. Also small organizations within AMD being territorial about their particular domain rather than being as open as possible inhibits rapid progress. Also, pushing for "diversity and inclusion" is racist. They should ignore race, not try to have a representative sampling of the population. I give them a low score there because DEI is racist. But not minimal because it's only something the HR dept cares about, normal employees effectively ignore race from what I can tell. So even if management is woke, the company (the individuals) are not.

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