Amazon Sr. Technical Program Manager reviews

Worklife balance due to ad-hoc requests Managers Influence Yearly Goals More Then Would Be Expected (they can single handedly sign up teams for poor goals based on misunderstanding how things work). Ad-hoc work devours employees and this is often not seen by management so they have no visibility that you are in fact swamped.

I was surprised to find that Amazon's work environment can be highly hierarchical and political, lacking the startup culture I had anticipated. Unfortunately, the writing culture can sometimes be misused for self-promotion and discourages experimentation and failure. Additionally, there is a highly competitive internal culture that can be overwhelming. The sudden layoffs and return-to-work announcements have created a toxic environment, with many managers unsure of how to proceed, as they were just handed down from the CEO.