Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,497 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 209,497 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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209K reviews
2.0
Aug 17, 2010

Cool technology, ambitious goals.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with new technology on a scale you'll find in very few places. Very smart engineers working hard to do new things.

Cons

Employees seem to be viewed as consumables. Promotions given to those employees that are great at "managing up", or presenting the best picture to their manager, instead of what was actually accomplished. Mid-level management seemed to not be focused on their teams, but rather on getting promotions for themselves. Amazon is a big pond with lots of big fish, this can be a real shock to someone who has been a big fish in a small pond. Be prepared to work 50-60 hrs/week, or you're not pulling your weight.

3.0
Aug 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving company, lean organization, professional management, very innovative and a great learning environment.

Cons

Lean (overworked) organization, lack of sufficient focus on the long term impact, very rigid schedules, lack of testing (leading to lots of operational overhead), better for someone straight out of school than experienced, salary is not great.

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