Amazon Design reviews

4.5

90% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

90% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Design employees have rated Amazon with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design professionals have an excellent working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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40 reviews
1.0
Mar 24, 2015

very dissapointed

Recommend
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Pros

- good pay - lots of smart people (but successful ones could be very aggressive or back stabbing kind)

Cons

- No work life balance - Poor management - No career development - No respect for designers, they treat us like factory workers

3.0
Dec 30, 2013

Exciting, but exhausting

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to learn and grow. Extremely smart people around every corner. I have learned more in the past 1.5 years, than I have in 9 years elsewhere.

Cons

Very competitive environment. There is not a lot of collaboration. A lot of teams are doing the same work, but very few ever know because there is not a lot of communication across teams / verticals.

2.0
May 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great compensation - Amazon needs to retain top talent at least for a little while. Good benefits. I happen to have a good manager, which is great, but rare company-wide. Working with very smart and capable people.

Cons

Worst work/life balance I have ever had at a company by far. Management expects you to sacrifice everything for the good of the company. If you don't do well, they can put you on a PIP or fire you at any time, BUT if you exceed expectations, you have to wait a full year for review and compensation. There are no mid-term or end of calendar year bonuses, etc - hopefully you are fine with just a pat on the back. Most folks I work with hate working there and won't leave out of fear or because or the golden handcuffs (RSUs). Seriously RSUs are not rewards, they are a retention device and nothing more. They toss their money around to attract the top talent, but in the end have a lot of turnover. I am desperately trying to leave, but have to wait for the right opportunity. Amazon sucks.

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