Amazon Program Manager reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,264 total reviews)
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32% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Program Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,264 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Jul 5, 2017

Not for everyone

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Pros

Flexible work schedule (just get the work done mentality). Competitive pay, but heavy on the "golden handcuffs" approach with how they handle stock payouts.

Cons

The culture is definitely not for everyone. It's a STRONG "manage up" culture, meaning that your manager is likely more concerned about how they look to their manager than they are concerned about you as their team member. I've never been to a company who made a regular activity out of throwing people under the bus. It never happened to me, but I saw it on a regular basis. The vertical I was in gave lip service to how much they cared about work/life balance, but that wasn't reality. They are cheap in terms of resources and refuse to hire the number of people they really need, because the expectation is that smart people should be able to figure out how to do more with less. That only works to a point, and then the small teams just end up having to put in ridiculous hours. I really enjoyed the people I worked with, but most were pretty unhappy there, and there was a constant revolving door of turnover.

5.0
Jun 29, 2017

Program Manager

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Pros

Culture is relaxed and curious People are encouraged to be themselves, no matter how diverse they are Its an output based metrics driven culture Job rotation is strongly encouraged, regardless of skill set or experience

Cons

The remuneration is lower than all my peers If you are hired in at the wrong level, you cannot be fast tracked upwards

5.0
Jun 21, 2017

First Job for 7 years

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Pros

Continuous learning - I grew with my job and there has never been a dull day @Amazon. Amazon Leadership principles(LP) covers the universe. Guided by the LPs you could become a decisive leader wherever you progress in career. Best place to be.

Cons

Documentation is how we communicate/discuss ideas mostly. The scale of writing is sometimes extensive and can be tiring.

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