Definitely NOT the worlds best employer.
Pros
Amazon used to be a challenging but great place to work with a ton of excellent people on exciting projects that impact real people. While the expectations were always high and not everything was perfect, there was optimism and enthusiasm in the air. These days however, it has turned very sour.
Cons
Moral across the engineering teams at Amazon is at an all time low. People are pissed that strong and reliable team members are being forced out due to RTO. Headcounts are being cut and those left behind are pressured to do more with less. If you plan to join Amazon in a tech role, be prepared for unreasonable asks and forced compliance with mandates that are backwards thinking. Don't believe that you are going to be able to WFH twice a week, they may very well change that policy to 5 days a week in the new year. The company has taken a very heartless stance on RTO, now using it as a punitive tool to punish anyone unable to relocate. Raises will be tied to RTO and promotions which people worked hard to earn and have been approved by internal promo panels are now being rejected due to RTO; effectively telling remote employees their contributions are not recognized or valued. Amazon does not care if you recently bought a house, have an family member unable to relocate or would be financially disadvantaged by relocating; filling office space is more important to Amazon than employees personal situations.
