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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,253 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Senior management

      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,253 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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      209K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 22, 2008

      Amazon - where you want to be!

      Software development manager iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazon is a company full of smart, driven individuals who work hard and smart for the most part. Always on the cutting edge and every individual in the company has the opportunity to contribute. Everyone all the way up to JeffB fosters innovation and creativity. No tolerance for underperformers and great recognition for those who do well. A company that seeks out leaders and gives them opportunities to grow. Very driven management with vase and diverse experience. No hierachical red tape and beauraucracy. A fantastic place to work and grow!

      Cons

      As with most companies, there are inefficiencies that can be ironed out. Sometimes, there isnt good communication between the different teams.

      2.0
      Jun 21, 2008

      Disappointed

      Software development manager iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The stock compensation. However be aware, if you join before Jan 1, in your next review period you won't get awarded any stock grant. The initial stock grant vests in 4 years. 5% 1st year, 15% 2nd year, 40% 3rd year, 40% 4th year. Future stock grants vest in 2 years. If you are really ambitious and willing to work hard, I mean not have a life , 65+ hours weekly, pay for your own Blackberry then you will get promoted fast. That is if you don't piss anybody off. But hey if you are wiling to do the time...

      Cons

      This company is an insane asylum of ideas. Just have to see which one sticks... Recruiting here is awful. We try to go to UCLA/Cornell and hire engineers at a support engineer III level/software engineer I level regardless of whether they have a BS or MS. Hiring an industry SDE II or III is awfully hard since they expect individuals with 5-10 years of experience to still be able to answer college grad questions. And Amazon is all about pager duty. Many SDEs here also have an inflated sense of worth. Since we can't hire enough to barely account for attrition, SDEs here make all the rules. Compensation is actually mediocre given how much one works. Senior management is highly variable. Some are remnants of start up Amazon. If you get one of those, you are SOL since they have no managerial skills whatever. Others are good.

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