Pros
- High pay and no income tax (in Seattle): This is the main reason people take a job offer from Amazon. - Brand recognition: The brand recognition is really high so you can eventually bail for Facebook, Google, Apple, etc. - Amazing organizational outlook, financial outlook is extremely positive (check the news) - Smart colleagues
Cons
- Culture is toxic and cutthroat under the guise of "ownership." Google Amazon's culture to understand more about this-- it's true-- and it hasn't changed. The threat of being fired is so high people are discouraged from collaborating because they're afraid to take time and energy from their own tasks. Highly silo'd. - Employees are stack ranked (in a list form) not based on output, but favoritism. Very low camaraderie. It's a very facetious culture of being nice enough to get a good ranking but not being so nice that you help someone who can outrank you. - Stocks vesting reflects burnout culture, little to no money until you stay for 2 years. They know most people leave within 2 years so they won't have to pay out.
