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Working at Advanced Micro Devices in Sunnyvale, CA: 32 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Sunnyvale, CA Area

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On average, employees in Sunnyvale, CA at Advanced Micro Devices give their company a 2.1 rating out of 5.0 based on 32, whereas overall Average Rating of Advanced Micro Devices is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 246 Advanced Micro Devices Review Ratings. The happiest Advanced Micro Devices employees in Sunnyvale, CA are ASIC Design Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.7 and Material Planners with a rating of 5.0.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 164 Advanced Micro Devices Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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Working at Advanced Micro Devices in Sunnyvale, CA: 32 Employee Reviews

Section Head

"AMD was the basis of my career under the inspired leadership of Jerry Sanders."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Challenge, opportunity, open ideas, respect for people."

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

"The company changed drastically when Jerry Sanders left."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen, learn, plan."

Yield Product Engineer

"Great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Very knowledgeable, good hard working people."

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

"Management operations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to people's opinion."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
Advanced Micro Devices (246)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Conference Center Manager

"Fun."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"The people, job challenge."

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

"Lack of mobility."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open minded."

Systems Engineer

"It was a decent employment opportunity."

Line Maintenance Technician

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"I had a great Supervisor and a very friendly environment."

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

"They froze my salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should have been frank with me why they froze my salary."

Associate Engineer

"I enjoyed it."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"I enjoyed the atmosphere."

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

"Be honest."

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

"There wasn't anything I didn't enjoy."

Senior Business Systems Analyst

"AMD is not what it used to be"

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"It used to have a very team based approach."

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

"Be yourself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit chasing profit and focus back on the people."

Manufacturing Technician

"Excellent."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Great employer."

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

"I don't have anything that I don't like about AMD."

Business Analyst

"Great career opportunities and upward mobility"

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Ability to branch-out into multiple areas of responsibility and training. International manufacturing and great people with a lot of technology."

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

"Just get in the door."

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

"I like all aspects of it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep innovating!"

Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"I have found and retain many good friends and colleagues at AMD."

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

"The offshore and outsource initiatives are limiting AMD employee's opportunity to grow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There are other costs associated with offshoring and outsourcing resource that the management fail to recognize."

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

"It was an excellent experience."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Initially, the corporate culture was fantastic for employees."

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

"It is no longer a long term employment place."

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

"Corporate culture changed dramatically after Jerry Sanders retired as CEO. Recent mergers and spin offs changed the working environment even more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep focused on the primary asset for a high tech, highly competitive business. All the employees make it work!"

Division Controller

"Corporate Planning was great exposure to upper management."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Exposure to management. Finance was a respected function in the business."

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

"Change of CEO led to new CFO from the same company. The culture in finance changed significantly as the new CFO brought in his own team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure that as things go well that capital is conserved for the next cycle."

Member of Technical Staff

"Enjoyed the openness to innovation."

Associate Engineer

"Great people and environment."

What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?

"Flexibility, freedom and respect for people."

Member of Technical Staff

"I left AMD at good terms and have no problems going back there."

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