Amazon reviews

petty atmosphere, hostile/harassment behavior encouraged by some managers and ignored by others, caught management actually lying to customers and potential customers to get sales (lack of morals/ethics), cutthroat, employees told to be thrifty as reason why there are no good s/w perks in company (ie. frugal) but then treated like slaves (everyone I knew in s/w group wanted out but was too terrified to leave because they believed management spiel that they wouldn't ever get a job again)

- Absolutely NO promotion potential or opportunities. Promoting from within is not in Amazon's DNA. Most senior leaders are brought in from outside who have been in that "title" position elsewhere irrespective of scope of their responsibilities. - Poor HR and recruitment policies; HR never visible anywhere. - Sub-par annual raises (common to receive < 1% raise for great performance) - Below average benefits compared to other tech giants that Amazon "wants" to compare itself to during recruitment process - Brutal, non-responsive, no feedback recruitment culture, often to the point of arrogance - Even lateral movement within company is tough or nearly impossible - Most offices organized like "call centers", with people butting up against each other at elbow distance - Too much politics since everyone is trying to move up in the organization but can't. Information hoarding is common. - Amazing how many people leave in their first year!! Employee retention doesn't seem to be on anyone's radar, but attracting new talent seems to be. - Extremely slow decision making - Too much churn