Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,159 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 209,159 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
4.0
Jan 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon has a great future and it is exciting to be a part of that.

Cons

We are a very frugal company, but I would rather be in business then have to be making cuts.

2.0
Jan 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation. They pay well and its looks great on your resume. But they dont pay overtime and EVERY person works 55-60 hour weeks at Amazon. They get their money's worth.

Cons

NO work life balance. Too stressful and one person does the work of 6 people. Most managers have not undergone any kind of training and just happen to be manager because they have been working there for a few years. They do not know how to manage people and their employees. Al they ever do is point out the negative things and never encourage and say go job for anything to anyone.

2.0
Jan 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to learn about eBusiness at a large scale. Innovation does happen at Amazon. One can move around within the company and gain exposure to various aspects of the business. Compensation is pretty good but not if you consider the benefits and time demands.

Cons

Culture of micromanagement - very little trust or delegation of ownership. Management is encouraged to drill into every detail and required to defend every decision at every level. Metrics driven customer focus does not take the employee into consideration. There is no work-life balance at this company. Management applies manufacturing discipline to all aspects of the business. So if you want to feel like a factory worker while writing software, this is the place for you. Very little time off. If your salary looks good, make sure you consider the benefits too. Poor 401K matching, poor time off, poor holidays, etc.

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