AMD

There are incredibly talented people that work day and night for this company—bar none the best and brightest in the world. I've learned so much about how things work in a big corporate office setting that I'll take with me throughout my career. Also, the intramural sports leagues seem like fun, and the on-site gym is kept very well!

Not much, really. I would say that I, as well as many other former employees, felt the squeeze of the new CEO. The cost-cutting was absolutely hurting our morale, not just in the department but the whole company.

Then the eventual rounds of annual layoffs occurred. Maybe it's more fun to work in the consumer products side than the workstation/professional side.

Seriously, find the sweet spots and execute. If you play like Intel within, you will lose to Intel out there. Also, find technologies that are in demand and will gain serious traction before even whispering a word about it to the public. Keep your promises.