Amazon Program Manager reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,250 total reviews)
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33% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Program Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,250 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Oct 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dress code is casual - but that's about the only positive thing to say about the company

Cons

Terrible company to work for. I would not recommend this job to anyone. Attrition is extremely high in management. Work life balance is horrible.

3.0
Aug 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The opportunity to work on projects that have great impact both internally and externally. Ability to move around the business and not get pigeonholed into a particular function/job. Should be a more formal process... People think you work at a great company and are very impressed when you tell them you work at Amazon...that is unless they know better. (i.e. ex-Amazonian or know someone at Amazon)

Cons

Lack of work/life balance. Burnout is the order of the day here. You are considered a slacker or not committed, if you work 40 hours on a regular basis. The benefits are average. They are not comparable to Microsoft's coverage. The compensation and stock grants could also use a boost. Heavy reliance on the stock grants in lieu of salaries. This weighs heavily on their retention problem. People are leaving left and right. They bail as soon as their stock vests, if not sooner. Their selection and development of the management team is a bit scary. Some people should not be managers. What criteria is used to promote people into a manager role?...Communication across the company sucks...little documentation, lack of formal processes, training etc. Too much focus on metrics and goals in each siloed department. Groups that work closely together are at odds with each other because their metrics and goals conflict with each other.

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