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Amazon Lab126

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Challenging but lots of politics - Hardware Engineer Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

3.0
Feb 23, 2014
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Pros

Lots of experience and ownership for younger engineers. Exciting new projects and smart coworkers. Work is challenging and satisfying but the road ahead is long.

Cons

Lots of politics be prepared to get back-stabbed by other groups. Watch what you say and write. Company is extremely frugal everything needs permissions before you can do anything. This slows down engineers. Don't expect raises negotiate your starting salary as high as possible. Lots of cronyism too be careful.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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