Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,794 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 209,794 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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210K reviews
5.0
May 15, 2013

Amazon Rocks!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Innovation - There are always big interesting problems to solve (fun projects) - Smart, very smart people - If you are looking for career advancement in terms of intellectual advancement and experience advancement, this place is great - "Work hard, have fun, make history" - this really sums it up

Cons

- Tough, high expectation to deliver - No specific process to succeed, you have to figure it out yourself and every situation is different - If you are looking for career advancement in terms of title and ranks, you will be disappointed.

3.0
May 15, 2013

It is the best warehouse job.

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good, you work 10 hour days and only work 4 hours. i worked the night time shift which still wasnt that bad.

Cons

It gets really hot in the summer time. Depending on your job it can get repetitive and some jobs require more exercise then others.

4.0
May 15, 2013

Technical Challenges

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

End to end ownership, leading a team from both a business and technical perspective, huge future growth potential

Cons

Work life balance, better pay, better training for managers and engineers, less politics as the orgnization evolves, focus on all geographies, transparent annual review process

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