Hectic and Painful - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, Good exposure to various technologies

Cons

Work/life balance. Constantly under pressure, panic and chaos. Most projects reach fire-fighting mode. Managers dont respect employees personal time and expect them to work on weekends most of the time. Eventhough, you work hard you will be screwed big time. Too much bureaucracy and politics to get promoted.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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