Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,708 total reviews)
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50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,708 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
2.0
Apr 24, 2012

Must be willing to make Amazon your entire life.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company mission with fantastic growth for several years to come. There are some highly talented people who work here, and a fanatic commitment to the customer and continuous improvement. The total compensation package with salary, signing bonuses and stock is hard to beat. Survivors can move up quickly.

Cons

The signing bonuses are meant to trap you into staying for the first two years if you decide it is not right for you. Managers work long, hard hours making work/life balance very difficult. Senior management practices confrontational and public feedback versus constructive feedback. Not for the weak or timid and you must drink the koolaide to survive. High manager turnover and I saw many talented people leave before I chose too.

2.0
Apr 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Resume padding, Cool people come to promote their books & music, nice location in seattle

Cons

Really depends on your manager, but very abrasive culture. don't be surprised if you are expected to read your manager's mind. Hypocritical leadership...everyone is socially awkward to some degree. lots of introverts...play a lot of guessing games

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