Great engineers, awful management - Anonymous employee AMD Employee Review

3.0
Feb 17, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a fun place to work if you enjoy working with the latest technologies. People treat each other with proper attention and respect. "Rank" usually doesn't get in the way of voicing opinions, so everyone can make an impact if they really want to.

Cons

Two words: extreme instability. Layoffs have become an annual event that people prepare for, and each time it's a long and drawn out game of politics. The number one item on each team's agenda is simply survival, not productivity or innovation. The attitude is "live to work another day, worry about the projects later." This is no way to run an engineering firm.

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