Working at Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX: 88 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Austin, TX Area

"Horrible place to work."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The people (not managers) you interface with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are a woman over 40, don't expect to be promoted above the job you hire into."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Is very sexist in some departments about promoting older women."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote people equally and fairly."

"Corporate culture is not very constructive."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Broad range of project to work on."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Bad culture with verbal abuse."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sharpen your people skills and accept input from all points of view before taking decisions."

"Overall high regard for employees."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Nurtured the early stage of my career."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Semiconductor industry is erratic; good times were quite good, and the bad times were very bad."

"It was very good."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"PDE division was growing so fast and had an opportunity to learn so many things."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"It was a very good experience actually."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing"

"I left them when I got the chance."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Interesting work and they strive to improve the technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Give it a try, but be prepared for narrow minded managers."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The opportunities for advancement was limited. The department I was in wanted everyone to stay where they were."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open the mind to the potential of the people!"

"AMD had a family atmosphere and was a pleasure to work at - looked forward to Monday morning more than Friday evening."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The labs were well supplied with equipment needed to do the assigned task. I worked on processors that would not be available to the public for 6-12 months, bliss for a geek."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"There were too many projects of interest. Most projects required enough study to accomplish that you could only work on a few of your particular interest and you simply did not have enough time to get in on all the fun."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There was enough distance between my tasks and 'Management' that I did not have all the relevant data to even have an opinion."

"Excellent place to work - problems with cyclic business and RIF's."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The people."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Impersonality of the GPMS system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rely on management but verify through the individual contributors. Play TEAM! Gather inputs from the team."

"Chaotic."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Flexible schedule."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Lack of direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Needs new management."

"AMD was a wonderful place to work. I was part of the spin off company formed. Spansion."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Challenges and opportunities for growth."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The only thing was being part of the spin off company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"We had a great team. Maintain company culture."

"Good."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Great place to work, flexible hours, good management."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Pay was low, layoffs...."

"Great opportunities."

"AMD is a very good place to work as long as you threched in for job security."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Good company it is."

What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Too many lay offs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think before laying off senior developers."