Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,485 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 209,485 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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209K reviews
1.0
Nov 25, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great business model - customer satisfaction, wide variety of products, lowest prices, and convenience. That combination is hard to beat when executed well. Casual dress code is awesome (jeans, t-shirt, flip flops, baseball cap). Company profitability and stock price has performed well. The company is finally trying to improve their work culture and make it a decent place to work.

Cons

Upper management leaves a lot to be desired. They only know how to manage up and are not supportive of direct reports, causing a lot of potential leaders to make quick exits or end up failing. Lots of managers and leaders chasing AMZN stock, frequently checking the price throughout each work day. There is very little information sharing passed along, making it hard for new hires to quickly acquire the "tribal knowledge" necessary to do their jobs.

5.0
Nov 18, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong culture of ownership - engineers support the software they create through an oncall rotation process. Note that different teams in Amazon - like any big company - operate differently, and some are much more mature than others. This means that even if you are more comfortable with structured processes, there are several places where you can feel at home and contribute meaningfully. Plus -- its a VERY high-energy place.

Cons

Strong focus on customers, sometimes at the cost of employees. Benefits package could be better, and work-life balance is really up to you. Mostly, since we are a 24x7 internet retail site, be prepared to be up some nights and weekends firefighting technical issues, dealing with clients or addressing management's questions on product performance.

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