The absolute toxic culture that is pushed from the top down. Leadership Principles used as weapon but never reciprocated by leadership…..do as I say, not as I do…leadership non- existent. While claiming inclusion, diversity and equity, I found them to be the least inclusive of any company I ever worked for. No concept of diversity of thought. You MUST confirm to Amazon-ease/way of thinking OR be connected. I've had far more autonomy and "bar raising" opportunities/outcomes outside of AWS and have learned far more from every other employer before AWS. The idea that they strive to be the world’s best employer is a bad joke. Saw very little innovation in my group, continually rolled out homegrown solutions that simply didn’t work and actually create MORE manual intervention. Pay for the first 2 years was OK due to signing bonus, but then falls off a cliff with no adjustment to RSUs and with stock tanking, will take a massive pay cut (15% + in my case). BTW, when I raised this concern during initial offer, the recruiter assured me they would adjust RSUs for any major decline in stock price. I asked for the language to be included and told they couldn’t add it, I should have known better then and walked away…several colleagues told me they had similar experience. Benefits fall far below industry standard as well. I could write volumes if just how bad the experience was…I would simply NEVER recommend AWS/Amazon to anyone. Truly awful organization.
