Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,563 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 209,563 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
1.0
Feb 12, 2011

Taught Me What Not to Do

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on your resume. Networking. Lots of creative people.

Cons

No work/life balance. The motto is deceiving. Poor upper management. Pigeon-holed..no such thing as career advancement, just lateral moves. Middle management is incompetent. Complaints fall on deaf ears.

4.0
Feb 10, 2011

Very satisfying

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

smart people and great brand. work is challenging. rewarding career. learn from others. growing company. great upper management.

Cons

less initial training than other big companies.

3.0
Feb 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Great People - Amazon hires the best in the industry 2) Great Technology - With dozens and dozens of 'home grown' systems (both good and not so good) 3) Great Processes

Cons

1) Limited exposure to customers, sitting in India 2) Pressure can sometimes get overwhelming 3) The beeping pager in the middle of the night

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