AMD

• Excellent technology and IP.
• Solid pay.
• Quite a few bright engineers.
• Great work-life balance.

Management cancels projects at a whim, in spite of several months of man-effort. There is lots of management churn, which inhibits the efforts put forth in engineering.

Poor financial results are magnified by an inability to execute. Every single losing quarter is blamed on 'a bad market.' This is compensated by undeservedly laying off low-level workers for damage control.

There is an inability to draw up and stick to a sustainable roadmap. They don't know how to navigate to where the market is going (i.e., ARM, mobile).

Ethnic groups tend to display favoritism within themselves. Everyone else is on their own.

Software development tools and ERP are subpar.

There is no commitment to innovation, due to the fact that everyone is usually overburdened with delivering existing projects on time.

Quite simply, don't talk the talk, walk the walk; execute.

Morale among the engineers is at an all-time low. Please do not waste the tremendous technical talent at your disposal.