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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,539 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,539 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      2.0
      Jul 20, 2015

      You are better off somewhere else

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good brand name, Good pay.

      Cons

      Terrible retention. I havent seen such high attrition in my entire work life of 12 years. I have been here for less than a year and I can literally count dozens of employees that I know well, who have left, including my boss, her boss, my mentor and a whole lot of others. The place is highly confrontational and critical; every one likes to rat hole the best of the ideas, proposal and deliverable. It is as if the company expects you to be always critical of others. Due to such high attrition and employee movement, nobody knows how the systems work. I have seen projects taking twice the time it takes in other places. You may ask - why do we then see Amazon releasing products so quickly - it just because of the mentality of throwing zilion ideas to the wall and seeing which one sticks. If you are not a software engineer/development manager/technical program manager, you are just going to work here on borrowed time. I have an MBA from top 10 business school and have substantial work experience in my area of work but I still constantly feel that I am doing poorly. You need to be a political, scheming alpha make kind of personality to succeed in this company. The company values the external messaging over actual substance. The average tenure of the employee is 1-2 years.

      2.0
      Apr 5, 2015

      Adversarial, distrustful, all-encompassing

      Corporate counsel
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great compensation, particularly in the early years (when it's mostly in cash) Working with incredibly talented and dedicated people is inspiring Projects are cutting-edge: you'll be telling your grandkids about them

      Cons

      Darwinian (Hobbesian, even) ethos takes it toll on your personal life: the company will take everything you will give it, and it won't hug you back. Balance is a bad word, never to be uttered It hasn't grown up as a company: this is not yet a good corporate citizen.

      3.0
      Apr 2, 2015

      Able to earn a good paycheck with full-time hours and only 4 days a week.

      Flow fulfillment associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The scheduling at Amazon is 4 days on, 3 days off. There are opportunities for Voluntary Overtime year-round. The company is a stickler for time and will send you home when you are 30 minutes from hitting 60 hours to make sure that you don't go over. They offer Paid Time Off, Unpaid Time Off, and Vacation which all get earned each quarter - on every check. Most of the Managers are genuinely interested in helping you learn various skills and departments so that you can further your career. The benefits are highly competitive and the best I've had to date, and your pay is Direct Deposited at the exact same time every pay period. You never have to worry about your check being late or coming in on different days. There is a lot of walking and a lot of standing for your entire shift, but you get used to it quickly and it helps keep you from feeling lazy. There is also a clinic on campus, which is nice. The warehouses are climate controlled and there are fans on each floor. The temperature isn't perfect, but there are a lot of employees to accommodate and you are comfortable enough to get through your day.

      Cons

      There are weeks when you are put on Mandatory Overtime which I don't find to be negative per say. However the latest they are required to give notice of Mandatory is by lunch time the day before and that can be inconvenient for a lot of people. Although you are able to earn and receive Time Off, Sick Days are not provided. This can cause a real problem when you have been sick and still have personal business to attend to during the week. During PEAK season you will work 6 days straight for 10-12 hours. It's only for 2.5 months, but it is extremely difficult to pull off and that is when most people quit. There is a lot of standing and walking for the entire shift which many people may not be used to. It's something you need to be prepared for. Communication needs to improve throughout the entire facility.

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