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Worst company I’ve ever worked for - Solutions Architect Amazon Web Services Employee Review

1.0
Nov 7, 2022
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Pros

Salary, but more like “golden handcuffs,” also you get to put AWS on your resume.

Cons

Absolutely no feedback on your work and no support. I had six managers in two years because they kept quitting. Getting no feedback felt like I was working in the dark and I left having no real idea of how good I even was at the job. After I quit my manager refused to acknowledge it and instead started sending me emails detailing work I wasn’t getting done. I told him of course I’m not working. I don’t work there anymore and I kept asking where to mail my laptop. I learned that it looks bad for managers if someone leaves in good standing so he was trying to get me in trouble on my way out the door to make himself look better.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great team when you have a manager and full team that works well and collaborates well. Stock is great. And you know when youre doing well, the pay increase is roughly the same as everyone else.

Cons

Low perks compared to other FAANG companies and most teams have high turn over

3.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Unmatched Scale: You get to work on systems that handle millions of requests per second. The technical challenges are genuinely fascinating and great for your career. Smart Colleagues: You are surrounded by incredibly sharp engineers. You will learn more here in one year than in three years at most other companies.

Cons

Work-Life Balance (WLB): Highly dependent on your team, but generally poor. On-call rotations can be brutal, and there is a constant pressure to deliver more, faster. Burnout Culture: The "Day 1" mentality means things move fast, but it also leads to high turnover. The stack-ranking and PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) culture creates unnecessary anxiety.

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