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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,753 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,753 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon 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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      210K reviews
      1.0
      Aug 28, 2015

      Avoid if have better options but get exp as much as you can and leave this toxic place.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      One of the pros working at Amazon is that you are expected to have a complete ownership of whatever you are doing, and there isn't a lot of hand-holding either. You are expected to sort of "get-it" and start contributing right away.

      Cons

      Once the honeymoon is over, you will see AMZN working env is full of bad politics and red tapes. Performance review is totally useless and biased. No managers really cared about your career goals even if you are a high performer, unless your manager really "likes" you. AMZN is a very internally competitive place to work to the point of being unhealthy. Beware of subtle backstabbing teammates, don't trust your team easily. AMZN workplace has a low diversity and I can safely say there are some negative biases towards minorities. Avoid AMZN if you have better options.

      1.0
      Aug 18, 2015

      NYT is right run fast!!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Seattle is a great place to work

      Cons

      Public shaming is the norm not a statistical outlier. Work/life balance is non existent. This place is one level above a "sweat shop" . The leadership principles are used as weapons to cajole employees into sticking with the status quo as well as to identify those who are not completely bought in. All that is missing is the kool-aid to truly have a cult. Relocation benefits lock you in for two years of servitude or steep penalties are levied on you for leaving early. Trust me there is a huge retention issue. If you are an intern, college grad, professional in your field, stay away from this hell hole.

      2.0
      Jul 10, 2015

      Worst company I've ever worked for

      Engineering and operations technician (eot)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay is good which accounts for the second star in the rating but the rest of the benifits are junk unless your in management.

      Cons

      Super micromanagement which usually makes little to no sense and just creates busy work. This place has the worst management I've ever seen and it's all based on how much the boss likes you and nothing at all to do with how good a job you do. There is no incentive to do anything but sit on your hands since the first thing that happens in ALL situations is that they look for someone to blame then kneejerk some crazy policy because management has zero idea what people do in their jobs or how things work. No real way to advance in the company.

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