Amazon Manager III - Program Management reviews

3.4

98% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)
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73% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Manager III, Program Management employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager III, Program Management professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager III, Program Management professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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23 reviews
2.0
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll work on bigger problems at a more massive scale than anywhere on earth. You will have lots of opportunities to expand your job scope and responsibility as you prove yourself.

Cons

The company overall is run like a combination of Lord of the Flies and Atlas Shrugged. There are no centralized or standardized processes and everyone is trying to prove that they're valuable Promotions beyond L6 are nearly impossible at Amazon Corporate. Overall, the jobs at Amazon are severely under-leveled. Most people will leave an SVP job elsewhere to be a Director at Amazon, and when they leave a Director job at Amazon, they'll be an SVP elsewhere. This is by design. Everything is done as a panicked response, or worse, as a knee-jerk reaction to a Jeff B "?" email. It is rare to actually do something as a result of a long term strategy.

4.0
Nov 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon keeps making bold moves and placing big bets, and while it may appear to be a sophisticated company that is laying waste to competitors on the outside, the culture is self-critical and constantly looking for new ways to invent and deliver new and delightful services to our customers. If you work for an influential technology department at Amazon, it is a fantastic place to learn what it means to launch a business from the ground up - from the inception of an idea to getting a public launch across the finish line.

Cons

Performance reviews are less about your actual contribution at the workplace than they are about managerial opinions about your leadership skills and growth potential. Most review assessments take place before an employee assesses their own goals and although you may have agreed upon your goals with your manager for the year, they may not contribute much to your overall performance review for the year. The review assessment seems more based on judgement rather than measured contribution.

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