Amazon Web Services reviews

If you are stuck with bad manager life going to be difficult. If you didn't stocks in the first years to secure 5th year then you are doomed.

I read a lot of horror stories about Amazon while I was going through the application process, but my experience--emphasis on "my experience"; I can't speak for the whole organization--has been very different from them so far: my team has been very friendly, I haven't felt any tugs of competition or politics, and although a lot is expected of you, it isn't an unreasonable amount. I'm sure that this depends heavily on your manager and director, as well as the service you're working on, but I can say that the company isn't universally cutthroat and ultra-high stress all the time. Yes, you're expected to work hard and produce high quality results, and the feedback you get probably won't be sugarcoated if you fall short of that. But if you're willing to put in the time and effort, you'll do just fine.