Amazon Web Services reviews

The people. It is not family friendly. I worked on a team of people without kids and they had no concept of work life balance. A boss that took ideas to present as her own. They want you to turn into an "Amazonian" which sounds cool until they start nit-picking the way you write, talk, etc instead of embracing diversity of thought they shun it. Hard to move around to different teams if struggling even if other teams want you.

If you value work-life balance and a supportive workplace, AWS was never that company. If you’re willing to put up with the grind to advance your career, AWS is no longer the place for you either - return-to-office (RTO) mandate, plans to flatten the organization by reducing manager roles, limiting or eliminating the ability to backfill roles, and significant leadership churn from visionary leaders has made an already toxic culture that much more unbearable, even for the hardest workers. The RTO mandate has made this environment of constant pressure and lack of support all the more apparent, creating a sense of isolation, even when you’re surrounded by coworkers. All I need to do is look around to see the struggle with burnout, health issues, and declining morale. The sense of dread that has taken hold is depressing, with many feeling that their well-being is being sacrificed for corporate priorities. I would strongly encourage anyone considering a position here to carefully evaluate whether this environment is worth the pay.