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Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(14,085 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,085 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Web Services 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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14K reviews
5.0
Oct 22, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I like how flexible the work timing is. As long as I get my tasks done in a two week sprint, then I can work when I want. My team is only one day a week in person, and our team chooses which of the several offices in the area that we go to. It's nice to have options. The perks of a working for a big company is that there's a vast amount of automation and websites and resources for just about anything you would need, HR wise. The medical benefits are great. For developer comforts: When I was onboarding, I could choose between Windows and Mac laptops. They hilariously let you choose between 128 and 512 gb models. Of course I went with 512 gb. And we get to use Slack. Out of all of my friends and family (government, engineering, private, and public), I definitely have the best remote working experience.

Cons

Grain of salt: This is my first full-time job out of college. The first few months are a little grueling, being saddled with a hundred hours of courses, while simultaneously ramping up with a team. Like most American companies, time off is not great. After 3 months of working, I have 6 days off accrued. Better than average American companies, but not by much. It hurts a little more working with international sister teams, and our French compadres get months of time off, and more holidays.

5.0
Sep 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Unlimited learning potential (you learn everyday on the job). - Growth opportunities. - Work with brilliant individuals. - Culture that fosters innovation & intrapreneurship.

Cons

- Fast paced nature can be overwhelming for some. - Individual accountability for one's work life balance is a must. - Due to high expectations, increasing demands, growing technology and customer focus it may be hard to communicate with peers and/or be communicated with.

2.0
Sep 20, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall, the training and message you get during onboarding is pretty inclusive. But that's where it ends.

Cons

The leaders at Amazon don't understand leadership principles at all. They consistently and wholeheartedly twist whatever narrative they need to fit whatever leadership principle they want. I was told disagree and commit means disagreeing until the crowd makes a decision and then committing to that decision. . . Beyond that there's no escalation for a bad manager or process because the people you're supposed to escalate to are invested in making sure that manager or process is painted in favorable light more so than the company overall benefits.

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