Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,034 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 209,034 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
3.0
Jun 26, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Entrepreneurial environment still exists which makes your job interesting. There is little time for micro-managing of employees - people who last and succeed at Amazon.com loves this aspect. The company's stock performance has been very strong which makes the low salary ranges easier to deal with during reviews. There is still a lot of "out of the box" thinking when tackling problems. There is accountability within all levels of the company.

Cons

There is a "promotion" ceiling in the company - once you get to a certain level it is nearly impossible to get promoted to the next level, especially on the business side. There continues to be weak communication links between levels of management which often causes redundant work for employees.

3.0
Jun 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a growing company with a lot of new ideas and you get to make a lot of people happy. They are always looking for a way to expand and grow. Once you get your foort in the door as a manager you have a lot of room to grow. A wide variety of job titles.

Cons

Pay if you are a Teir 1 or 3 associate. It's a 10 year old company but still seems new at running things. Safety is only claimed to be its priority. As a ever changing company you can get lost day to day in decision making and changes.

4.0
Jun 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great, smart people who are passionate about their roles as builders. High bar for excellence and analytics. Challenging and constantly changing business opportunities that make each job "new again" on a regular basis. Jeff is a visionary and is one of the few CEOs of Fortune 500 companies that is actively involved in creating value for shareholders.

Cons

Zero work/life balance; too much communication by email rather than face to face collaboration; customer focus spotty although a core value; overly dominated by software development engineers who lack general business management, leadership or basic social skills; there's the feeling that anyone/everyone is ultimately expendable with the exception of Jeff which leads to a subtle "temporary" feeling to anyone's tenure at the company.

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