Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,062 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 209,062 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
3.0
Jun 17, 2008
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Pros

Leading the market in innovation and constantly finding ways to bring savings and value to our customers. There are a lot of very bright people here that think out of the box to create value both short and long term. It's exciting to work for a company that truly has unlimited potential both today, and many years down the road. People here are relentless are driving internal cost savings that deliver value to our customers. On the flip side, others are relentless at finding new streams of cash by identifying underserved market segments or identifying completely new segments. It is invigorating being part of a very unique company.

Cons

Long hours, making tough choices on what gets delivered, complex systems. I've seen time and time again where managers try to push lower level staff to do more and more and more - and in many cases the staff members are incompetent beyond their original skill set. Not everyone here is a bright bulb and some are continually rewarded despite their lack of knowledge/skill/tact.

2.0
Jun 16, 2008

Amazon = ok.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Cool company that offers a great service. Good work/life balance. Good comp.

Cons

Very political. Many stupid and pointless internal initiatives in the company.

2.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cutting edge company. Prestige on one's resume Working with extremely talented people. exposure to leading edge technology and opportunity to understand same

Cons

no personal life, no rewards for long hours on salary (no overtime paid), rewards for good job far and few between, preferential treatment given to staff grown within amazon from earliest days (crony syndrome) regardless of talent, no cross training opportunities for growth within, knowledge is not freely shared, it is a commodity to hold native to group that one works with.

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