Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,825 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 209,825 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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210K reviews
1.0
Apr 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good healthcare, benefits and compensation package Great facilities

Cons

AHS - This is basically a call centre role which requires you to be on call from the start till the end of your shift. Job description is misleading which explains the high turnover rate and mass hire that is still ongoing since the start of the department in SIN. Work done here does not feel meaningful and impactful at all as it could've been easily covered by the other teams through restructuring. The management does not (and will not) care about the duration of your stay - headcount is simply replaced through new hires daily that are clueless and farewells are like bread and butter in this team. Bias and favouritism from team leads/managers are so prevalent that they are not even discreet about it. Career progression is not judged by the hard work you've done but rather on the hands of management which are all highly uncoordinated and probably not even sure of the groundworks done by the "specialists". This breeds a cult-like and toxic environment as everyone struggles to get themselves on the good books of the managers in order to advance in the position. Hardworking individuals are all leaving one by one as the working environment is so depressing and there's practically zero opportunity to progress if you do not butter up to anyone. Feedback system is in practice for the sake of it - mostly patronised and no feasible action done no matter how many times it was highlighted. Unnecessary meetings called for on a daily basis that discuss meaningless topics. Be ready for top-down management style and micromanaged while in this team. I feel the company itself is a great place to work at, just not in AHS. If a call centre job is what you're looking for, would still suggest you to look elsewhere with better management that actually cares for your well-being and career interest, do not get enticed by the company brand name. Considering a call centre role is already stressful enough, it is just not worth it to be here dealing with all these politics and compromise on your mental health.

1.0
Oct 21, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Free certification test Free learning options (linux academy, lynda, a cloudguru) AWS account where you can practice anything.

Cons

This job is a glorified call center complete with metrics that make no sense. Customers can rate you from 1-5 based on your interaction and you have to have a 4.69 average rating every month or you did not hit metrics. You do not have actual time to learn on the job all you do is google answers, and essentially do customers who are too lazy to troubleshoot their issues jobs for them. No time to work on projects during your "40 hour work week" because you're too focused on meeting metrics. Not meeting metrics for consecutive months will get you fired. Metrics don't make sense. This position will be a waste of time in your career if you are not going down a support path. If you have come from project work and deliverables thinking that working at AWS you will get a chance to learn the technology in-depth this is the WRONG role.

2.0
May 9, 2018
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people I worked with are the smartest out there. As a HR Professional you will learn so much and gain many skills. You will be challenged to think, be creative and resolve issues every day. If this place is not for you, at least you will take with you the recognition of working for Amazon and plenty of knowledge along the way.

Cons

There is absolutely no work / life balance. It does not matter if you work for Corporate in Seattle or at a Fulfillment Center. I did see people cry at their desks and I even cried myself due to the stress and non-stop workload that you will face all day, every day of the week. This is specially worse if you work in the night shift as you will get calls during the day while you are asleep or enjoying your time off. Vacation at Amazon means you have to bring your laptop with you and run daily reports. Also, they will call you while you are off and ask you to work remotely. Be ready to work holidays including July 4th and Thanksgiving. The only Holiday that my Fulfillment Center was closed was on Christmas Day. I met plenty of Area Managers who were counting the days until they could resign since they received Sign-In Bonuses or they received Relocation Assistance. This is how Amazon puts handcuffs on you to stay with the company. I only recommend working for Amazon if you are a recent college grad or someone in their 20s with no significant other nor children. If you are a single mother, this is not the place for you since Amazon demands schedule flexibility. One day you may come in at 1pm and leave at 1am, another day you may need to come in at 3pm and leave 2am or come in at 9am after working until midnight the night prior. I only saw my kids on the weekends and even then I would gets calls from Amazon to do some work.

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