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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,146 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 209,146 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      209K reviews
      5.0
      Dec 10, 2018

      SPS Associate

      Sps associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazon is the leading e-commerce company and the best to work for right now.

      Cons

      Not much cons as its the best place to be at.

      1.0
      Mar 29, 2017

      Sucks the life out of you. Get the Amazon stamp, then leave. Period.

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Opportunity to do impactful work really quickly * Looks great on the resume. Opens up doors * Very good total compensation for first two years * Seattle summers

      Cons

      * Lack of empathy for what the constant drive does to employees health and lives * Leadership principals that do not mention employee well being at all * A very negative and confrontational environment that wears on you. * The company doesn't care about employee well being or work/life balance. * Seattle grey clouds almost every day in the winter, spring, and late fall * Seattle slow rain on average every day or other day in winter, spring, and late fall

      5.0
      Feb 27, 2016

      One hell of a ride!

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Tremendous amount of ownership - you find a problem and want to fix it, by all means go ahead - no one will say hey that's not your job! 2. Extremely fast paced - a multi billion dollar company growing at such a fast pace - there is always enough and more to do. you have to draw your own boundaries else the work is so exciting that it can suck you in. 3. Rapid career progression - for folks who do well (top tier performers), there is plentiful opportunity for rapid career advancement. The company is growing so fast that it needs all the leaders it can get - so top performers can grow very rapidly with the company. 4. The 14 Amazon leadership principles is not just something we put on the wall, it is something we live every day by, people are evaluated on these and any amazonian who has spent more than 2-3 years in the company begins to speak a language embedded with leadership principles. This is really cool - you do what you say and you say what you do!

      Cons

      Related to point no. 2 above, the work can be so engrossing at times that one tends to get sucked in and your work life balance can go for a toss if you are not careful. You have to draw your own boundaries - what needs to happen now vs. what can wait till tomorrow. There is always enough and more super-exciting things to do. The culture is also very competitive (in a positive way) and Amazon has a very high hiring bar, so you are always being pushed (not necessarily by your manager but on your own) as you are comparing yourself with other super-high performers and get the drive to do more. So you have to establish your own boundaries of work-life balance!

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