Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,383 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 209,383 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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209K reviews
4.0
Feb 18, 2015

Great opportunity if you make the bar.

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Pros

There is a lot that needs to be done and they're poised to accomplish it. As an individual contributor, you can exercise some ambition. You can move internally after a year in your current position if you're in good standing, regardless of your manager's preference... but there could be long-term fallout if you move without that blessing. The high hiring bar means you usually work with very capable people.

Cons

Get your compensation target identified up front because that is just about all you're going to get for four years. Raises are sparse if you stay in your position/level - about 1% or so. Some of your compensation is in the form of RSUs. They will adjust your shares if the stock tanks and you will gain if the stock soars, so your best means to get a raise rests on the whims of the stock market. If you level up you can get a bump in pay. That process is subjective and not all reviewers are humanoid. As with all big companies, the experience varies in each individual group. Some groups have a horrible work/life balance where sticking up for yourself ultimately yields negative consequences.

4.0
Feb 18, 2015
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Pros

Its a good company to work for. Very fast building environment and lots to learn. All the teams have start-up type environment. You need very strong leadership principles and everyone is willing to help.

Cons

Work life balance is a little screwed up. I have been coming to work over the weekends sometimes. You are thrown into a pool of ambiguity and you have to figure out things for yourself, no training is given.

4.0
Feb 18, 2015

Amazon Operationd

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Tremendous growth potential for high performers. The business is growing and dynamic. Provides opportunity for engaged leaders of people and owners of process.

Cons

Highly demanding environment that insists on the highest performance. Amazon is not for the faint of heart.

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