Amazon reviews

Amazon Alexa hires engineers fast, work you like a horse and then when you eventually get burntout, and believe me when I say you will, you will either leave to one of the other silicon valley companies (in which Amazon does no vest your stocks, 401k, or relocation package) or you will get fired from the organization for "under performing. I have seen engineers whom just got out of ivey league schools get fired, I have seen young adults whom just bought a home close to the office get fired, and I have seen father's of multiple children get fired. Amazon creates a toxic culture where you are just trying your best to out perform the weakest link on your team and so because you don't want to be the weakest, you either keep pushing or you get burntout and go elsewhere. I have seen women crying at their desks from the stress they are being put on from micromanagement, living in shared housing to afford Bay area cost of living. There are daily stand up meetings where you have to announce to the team all the things you are working on, and they vote on how much your workload is truly worth. It's just another way for management to give you more work without you fighting back. Company holidays and team building events are very minimal, Amazon is really great at being as frugal and cheap with their employees. Break room is filled with junk food that you will get hooked the first month and then won't ever eat because you know it's bad for you Not a friendly environment, when you get hired you will be in an exciting, ambitious, enthusiastic mood that will give you the motivation to work hard, but a year into it you will see how many people leave and how many people are asked to leave. Amazon doesn't mind because they get the most amount of value from you for the least amount of money. This is what the Alexa organization is all about. I worked an entire year and I didn't even get a salary increase, none. Not even adjusted to inflation, it's really demoralizing and I am at a point where me and others are studying to interview with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple.

1. You get paid above market average but get worked twice or three times the amount (i.e. you get paid 67k but in actuality get worked so much you basically get paid $21/hour). 2. Non-Existent work/life balance. Working hour expectation... at best a typical work week was Monday to Friday from 6 am to 6:30 pm during the busy season was Monday to Sunday 5:00 am to 10:30 pm (this can go consecutively for 3 months straight). 3. Sink or Swim - Zero job training, you will gain experience but no grow in job knowledge unless you had it to begin with. Multiple reoccurring mandatory safety, security, training that will be penalize if you don't complete it 1 week after it was assigned ( which you need to complete outside working hours or you will get behind) 4. Tenure means nothing in this company. Do not accept offers unless you desperately need the money and be prepared to give up the next 2 years of your life oryou will get trapped by the bonus and relocation which you will have to pay back.