Customer-centric at the expense of employee-centric - Principal Product Manager Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Oct 6, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- High caliber of employees - Wide range of responsibilities expected of everyone - Good compensation - Fast-paced environment

Cons

- Work overload. No boundaries when it comes to working nights, weekends, and any time you may want to have a non-Amazon thought. This is after 12.5 years in 6 different departments. - Cut Throat - the culture there is intense, and not for the fainthearted. Since there is a strict policy of cutting the bottom 10 percent per year, it creates an environment where managers are _looking_ for someone faltering. - Customer-Not employee-centric.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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