Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,539 total reviews)
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50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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210K reviews
2.0
Oct 1, 2014

Build your resume and then get out before it kills you

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lightning fast growth, big crazy ideas they aren't afraid to explore and won't punish you for trying, super smart and talented coworkers, always focused on the customer experience and customer satisfaction, quick to correct a customer-focused blunder, shaping the future of everything, be in the middle of a revolutionary company at its peak

Cons

No work/life balance, crazy long hours every single day, expectation that you will work while sick and on vacation, annual performance goals are set above previous year's goals rather than against previous year's actual results making goals essentially unattainable, constant chaos as teams implode and lose people every month, bias toward youth, if you aren't a business analyst or math whiz you won't succeed, very secretive about even the smallest things, cult like environment, marriage and kids are a detriment unless you intend to see them rarely, health suffers because people go to work sick and are constantly stressed, you can bring your dog to work but it's only because they don't want you to leave the office to take care of him or anything other than Amazon

1.0
Sep 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall Amazon pays well once you have been there for a few years. They do provide you with a bus pass and I've met some great people there.

Cons

Overall the work life balance is horrible. If you have a family and/or kids, you are looked down on if you leave at a normal hour to be with them. There soft benefits are almost non existent and the way they do their review process makes people put each other down. They only focus on what is wrong and what they don't like about your work. There is no celebrating the wins.

5.0
Jul 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to get things done and grow your resume. You are working with really smart people and have access to a lot of enablers. The culture here enshrines "bias for action" which is your license to cut through the red tape when it gets in the way.

Cons

Low titles, lack of performance pay. The appearance of frugality is valued beyond its business benefit. This can make you feel less valued regardless of your salary. Stack ranking encourages people to play the system rather than do the right thing. Negotiate hard before you arrive.

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