Cheap company - Software Development Engineer I Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Nov 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Working on impactful projects that are focused on the customer and long term business thinking of taking over the world.

Cons

Low pay compared with other top companies (Google or Facebook for example). Very cheap with employes: cheap and slow hardware (pc monitor, laptop, desktop), no perks, long working hours. You do unpayed oncall one week every month and you need to respond to issues in 15 mins in the middle of the night or weekend or holiday. Promotions are very hard and take many years.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jan 10, 2016
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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