High potential that still needs to be realized - Director of Engineering AMD Employee Review

4.0
Sep 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High potential for growth Solid engineering staff Decent benefits package Sabbatical program means time away from work to recharge your batteries

Cons

Decision making diffused between too many people - takes too long to make decisions. Takes too many people to get work done relative to other companies Engineering concentrates too much on building microprocessor cores, not microprocessor chips

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