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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,437 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Senior management

      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,437 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      209K reviews
      5.0
      Dec 5, 2011

      The pressure to perform is high and the pace fast, but it is a fascinating, fun place to work, too.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Continuous improvement and innovation is an authentic core value. I have never received as much internal training and thoughtful orientation at any other employer. Workplaces are very safe, clean and comfortable compared with other similar workplaces.

      Cons

      Being a retail company dependent on and committed to customer service means that employees sometimes have to work extra hours, on holidays, and sometimes experience changed schedules.

      2.0
      Dec 3, 2011

      pay is good but tough work

      Intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      money is really good you know

      Cons

      working environments are as hell

      5.0
      Dec 3, 2011

      Find a Great Project w/ a Measurable Outcome

      Retail general manager intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You have a lot of autonomy and responsibility. You are given a lot of respect for being good at your job... I didn't find much internal politics (even though I've sure it exists elsewhere in the organization). This may be one of the main reasons that Amazon is such a respected name on the the resume. Also, the MBA intern network is great. There were ~180 MBA interns (3x as many as Microsoft) from all the top schools in the country (HBS, Wharton, Stanford, MIT, Berkley, etc). We all hung out together after work, and I've stayed in touch with many colleagues from other schools after the summer.

      Cons

      As an MBA intern, it's very important to fit a good project. You are evaluated on how well you complete your project and write your white paper, so make sure you pick something where you know what the end result should be. Open-ended projects, where you don't deliver something tangible (like a new web site feature, new marketing campaign, new product, etc.) will most certainly get you dinged during your final review. I had friends who loved their experience, and I had friends who hated it. I think the major reasons people didn't like their internship were: 1) Their project was not well-scoped and overly-complicated, so you didn't know what the end result should be, and 2) People were expecting a culture like Google or Facebook (lots of benefits and perks), even though Amazon is as much a frugal retailer as they are a tech company.

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