Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,421 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 209,421 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
Aug 2, 2011

Startup mentaity

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Pros

- Amazon has really strong people that get things done - very little passing the buck or status-quo. - Very open to new ideas / empowerment - Relaxed culture and work environment - Strong growth - Good compensation package

Cons

- High growth means growing pains - staffing issues, no time to train, process changes - may result in overtime / burnout if not managed properly

2.0
Aug 2, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Once RSU's vest, compensation is good. They will teach you Lean and Six Sigma skills. You have opportunities to make changes with frugal limitations.

Cons

No work life balance. You work at Amazon, it is your life. Not enough managers to handle all the issues. Software developers in different parts of the country will make changes that shut down warehouse systems which puts customer orders at risk. Software/system infracture is outdated and is not useful. No suppport from SME's in how to use the system. Basically it is all trial and error. 90% or more of the managers dislike their job and are just waiting for their RSU's to vest before they quit. Transportation, engineering, software, and operations have no communication.

3.0
Aug 1, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of room for growth so you can make a large impact on the company even when a lower level position.

Cons

Communication is essentially nonexistent between upper management and associates. Many problems have been overlooked because of such explosize growth and many foundation pieces have been thrown together hastily. There is a lot of room for improvement, but a lot of upper management is unwilling to make the necessary changes to strengthen the foundation of the business because they don't want to scare off FBA sellers and customers.

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