Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,383 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 209,383 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
1.0
Dec 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was very much overpaid for my position relative to the standard in Toronto, and the location near Union Station is fantastic and convenient.

Cons

I was marginalized for the entire time I was working there (~1yr). I had to literally beg my manager for a task that involved writing code 8 months into my work period. My teammates did not treat my work with urgency when it came to code reviews and design reviews, causing delays which were blamed on me but were not preventable. I had to learn proprietary internal systems that had little to no documentation without any assistance from my team (I was reprimanded when I asked for assistance), and whatever documentation did exist was frequently out of date, lacking important details, or just factually inaccurate. Amazon treats these issues in documentation as "ambiguity" and the company culture is not to encourage people to make sure the documentation is accurate, but rather to fix holes and issues only when a problem is found, causing frustration. Subsequent to leaving the company, I was treated with extreme disrespect when claiming my legal entitlements such as my Record of Employment to file for Employment Insurance as well as contractually allowed company expenses that were filed after leaving.

1.0
Dec 16, 2017

Women: Beware!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon looks good on your resume

Cons

Female vs Male pay upholds the 20% variance the U.S. quotes in unequal pay for equal work. Women must meet 120% of job requirements when applying to internal jobs, men only need about 50% of the required skills or experience. Management will actively promote men over women regardless of experience or ability to deliver results. Divisions are actively competing against one another rather than encouraged to collaborate (which would save the company money in the long-term). If you happen to be the single woman at the L10 or L8 level you'll receive more scrutiny than your male counterparts. If you are a woman, you will need to "fall in line" while you see men with less experience get praise and promotion. Women: Beware!

1.0
Oct 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- It's a job ! after all you can pay the bill have food , some beer go to holidays - The illusion of working for a great company its great on the CV - The Interview part and recruiter makes you feel you really got into something great. - Some pizzas , sweet, coffee machine and Tasteless fruits at the office (May be from unsold stocks at your local store it's free so be happy) - Customer focus that's perhaps the greatest thing in th is company. - Can work from home depending on your role yay! - You shares value can rise mine did double i was really happy about it :P

Cons

- Amazon Targets for Employees are determined by some artificial intelligence software : you get it !! does not take into account the human aspect it just predicts what you should be you next target. Target are moving at crazy pace . This month 10 is the target you did 11 ? oh well then 12 will be your target next month. It just doesn't stop push push push . 10 People achieved 12 and 4 achieved 18 ? oh well target for next month is 14 for everyone like dante inferno ! go deep and deep until you can't take the heat anymore switch. - If you achieve your target let say 10 they still ask for more and they don't even tell how much , it's just like more more more (No reward no real salary increase may be a round of applause a voucher for Mc donalds ( go get some junks food boy you deserve it)) - Salary is minimum and in my almost 4 years in the company 2 different dept work increased fast than the money. It was fun in the first year i can say so but every year is almost like getting closer to something really hot. Work for Amazon may be high level role are better , but low level role Amazon should be Amazon your very last options. Don't get impress by the big name or the illusion displayed at the interview they all look serious but at the end of the day it's just the usual bull. I worked almost 4 years in Amazon when i look back i can't even believe i could survive that. I'll tell you many people look happy or may be they want to look happy and show how amazing work for Amazon is whenever they leave the company i always approach and saying like what happened you look so happy and doing with praises from managers lol. They all confirm that they were trying to be positive until it's clear that it doesn't work. I did well in my time thanks to my own abilities but that doesn't mean this was a great company.

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