Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,096 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 209,096 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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209K reviews
4.0
Aug 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technologies, great new projects, with tremendous positive impact on the customer. It's a great place to learn about how to run a business. You can have exposure to as many facets as you please. It's relatively easy to move internally. Lots of great people who work in this company.

Cons

Operational load. It is assumed that employees also take on operational duties off hours during a prescribed rotational schedule. Depending on your team, this could be very taxing. Ideas a sought after, but they are rarely pursued, it is very hard to turn an idea into a product in any company but Amazon is still more corporate than startup in this aspect.

3.0
Aug 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, passionate, driven co-workers, highly collaborative, high energy environment

Cons

Horrible work-life balance, poor people management, bad company morale

4.0
Aug 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon.com employs some of the brightest technologists, shrewdest business people, and creative merchandisers. I am continually impressed with the caliber of Amazon employees. Most attended the premiere schools for their specialty and have work ed with a wide variety of top companies. Despite vast accomplishments, employees are very modest and rarely mention achievements or backgrounds. The culture is very egalitarian and casual. Without recognizing faces it is hard to differentiate the CFO and SVPs from low level managers. The company has zero tolerance with politics . The environment is very fast-paced and entrepreneurial.

Cons

The salary and benefits are not as high as some competitors and the company is very frugal and perks are limited. It is time consuming to be hired. Although many positions are open, teams move slowly to maintain a high hiring bar.

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