Pros
- There is a purpose to the work. You're never spinning your wheels for no reason, work needs to get done and you're there to lend your brain to it. - Big numbers that sound nice to others - Generally smart people - Great culture training - to be specific - not necessarily great culture, as different people experienced different managers, but as a whole, people try to ascend to Amazonian status by following a specific and clear set of leadership values
Cons
- Work is nice but it's hard to contextualize how much the work really matters when you save a multi-billion dollar company a few million dollars. They need 1,000 of you to make it matter, so they hire 999 others just like you. Welcome to Amazon. - Not for the timid. If you're not ready to get your hands dirty in whatever they throw at you, you better start packing your bags.