Horrible pay increments, lots of reorg, things have changed… - Product Engineer AMD Employee Review

1.0
Apr 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Used to be a very good place to work, good managers, starting pay is good. Welfare is team dependant. Hybrid work. Free coffee

Cons

Promotional increment is commonly <10%, unable to retain talents who leave, very lean team, reorgs consistently, late night calls, poor bonus, culture is changing towards visible employees, pantry food need to pay. Slow career growth and poor increments in fast paced environment.

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4.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
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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