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Amazon Web Services

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Decent Highs and Horrible Lows. - Datacenter Technician Amazon Web Services Employee Review

2.0
Aug 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- High starting pay - Great benefits - Generally good co-workers

Cons

- Literal pennies when it comes to raises. - Use of stocks in promotions to penny-pinch base wage increase. - Very poor training. - No clear path to climb ranks. - Obvious nepotism among many managers. - Management often buckles under higher-ups. - Teams providing support are often rude, inconsiderate, and provide no actual assistance. - Extreme lack in recognition and morale. - Management is often clocked-out and MIA.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Strong place to be early in your career as it provides valuable training and the brand recognition can create strong future opportunities. - Is great if you’re interested in what you’re doing/selling

Cons

- 5 days in office is not great for work/life balance - If your manager doesn’t like you, good luck! - 401k match is lower than most companies - Base salary compensation is weak compared to other big tech - Leveling/career progression is near impossible due to reorgs leading to a promotion “freeze” - Role can evolve over time in ways that may not align with original job expectations

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