Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,411 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 209,411 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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209K reviews
5.0
Apr 30, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people with a desire to get stuff done. I really love the intensity of the dialog, competition, and the desire to be the best.

Cons

Getting a bad performance review for reasons outside your control can mean death within the organization. HR policies are unforgiving when people are put into a bad situation due to circumstance. Thankfully, it rarely happens.

5.0
Apr 29, 2009

Hardest job I've ever had - but worth it.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely challenging in many regards. Lots of very smart, hard-working and dedicated people. Lots of interesting technology.

Cons

Extremely challenging in many regards. We demand a lot of ourselves and each other. The work/life balance can get out of whack pretty easily.

2.0
Apr 29, 2009

Okay for getting your feet wet.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A few years ago, the best reasons were because it was exciting. The company was at a make or break point and I had a chance to make a difference in the "make."

Cons

Loads of face time with little getting done by most. Very limited opportunity for advancement. Lots of middle management that claim credit for the work their staff did - including BRAIN POWER. This is one of the most frustrating things.

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