4.0
20 Feb 2017
Former employee, more than 10 years
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Interesting work, challenging, tangible accomplishments, growth opportunities. Good location in SLU. Ability to try completely different/new things, i.e. move from retail to AWS, Kindle, Video, Publishing, IMDB, Zappos, etc.
Cons
5-6 all day stack ranking meetings per year makes managers feel like judges on Survivor. The review system incentivizes switching teams/orgs every 2-3 years. If you aren't aggressively looking for ways to advance your career, i.e. hopping around, you'll eventually be viewed as low-growth and managed out. The constant churn is potentially good for employee growth for bad for organizational effectiveness.