Amazon Senior Program Manager reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(957 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

29% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Senior Program Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 957 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
May 26, 2017
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Pros

This is the most innovative environments I have ever been in. When choosing between Amazon and another tech company a few years back there was some bad press out about the company. This bad press actually motivated me to accept the offer at Amazon. To me this bad press was intriguing. Since working here I have found that the bad press i had read was not at all true for me. I always feel empowered by my team and fulfilled by my work.

Cons

There is a lot of ambiguity and the environment is fast. If you are a person that likes to know exactly what they are going to do everyday and needs firm structure and guidance, you will not like it here. Amazonians are encouraged to think for themselves and not be babysat.

5.0
May 22, 2017
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Pros

Amazon's Leadership Principles (e.g., Customer Obsession) are real, not some marketing/PR stuff made just to look good. Unlike some other companies, I've seen top leaders use the Leadership Principles to make decisions. We also use them for hiring, promotion, and general feedback.

Cons

I've seen a lot of variability between teams. My team is amazing and I know many other happy employees, but I've also seen a few toxic groups. Be sure to ask a lot of questions and try to get a feel for who you will be working with.

1.0
May 12, 2017

Sr Program Manager

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Pros

- Focus on Innovation and Big idea; Company is working on a lot of interesting and innovative things - Data driven company so any recommendation need to be backed up by numbers - Customer Centric

Cons

- I did not believe Amazon was kind of a place that is described by new York times article until I experienced a bad pocket in amazon myself - The group I worked for had a lot of conflicts between leaders and team morale was quite low. The person I was reporting was horrible and gave me projects which are no where related to the reason I was hired in the job. - They ended up giving me a PIP six months in the job despite I had Outperform rating in the previous year. My manager forced me to signed PIP document and kept on finding faults in my work. She gave me 6 things to do to turn things around plan. I worked diligently on the plan but despite this she tried with all her might to find fault in the work I did. It was a clear indicator was she has clear interest in finding all faults in the work I was doing. This was the worst experience of my life to work with such person and getting hammered for everything I worked for. There were no checks on this manager and her manager blindly trusted what she portrayed. HR had no interest in listening to the argument.

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