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Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(13,991 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 13,991 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Web Services 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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14K reviews
3.0
May 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Pay (But not anymore) -Depending on team, could learn a lot from co-workers -Used to be very community driven, felt like amazon in some small way at least had their employees back.

Cons

-Internal dev processes differ greatly from common practice -Return To Office is inflexible and rolled out with very little thought, planning, or resources -Leadership is terrible at communication -Under Jassy things have gone from "well, I disagree with the company, but it aint so bad" to "I make double digit % less now than when I started, my org is a mess, job security is gone, I have a multi-hour mandated commute despite closer offices, and the hierarchy shifts several times a year." -The fear of leaks has led to complete lack of communication. S team decrees something without consulting orgs that will carry out decree for feasibility. It's basically become (and I'm quoting a Director) "a hot mess and nobody knows what's going on."

3.0
May 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great benefits -Great long-term RSU opportunities -Great business partners in the operational DC environment -When available, there are fun social events to partake in

Cons

-Promotional ladder is more like a roller coaster than a straight narrowed path -Major Scaling of the company has made some DC operations difficult to keep up with the demands -A lot of data and metrics collection at job levels that aren't sufficient to their job role or responsibilities

1.0
May 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to learn a lot about scale and how to stab people in the back.

Cons

If you have options, don't join. You'll get laid off in a few months. I'm being laid off after moving my entire life from overseas and then being told that I'm no longer needed (along with my entire team). Managers also suck, my L8 is out to get me and has my L7 do his dirty work. If you join, join for the learnings and then let go before it infects you with its toxicity.

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