Amazon.com provides tough challenges and safe employment - Anonymous employee Amazon Employee Review

3.0
21 Sept 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You'll get big responsibilities and opportunities if you want them. Although your salary won't grow much, top performers will see their bonuses and stock rewards surpass it.

Cons

Very little professional development is available - you better be trained before you start the job because you won't have time to get your training elsewhere either. You'll only get promoted if you befriend Directors and above or work so long they feel sorry enough for you that they finally promote you. As a result, most competent people leave to grow their skills elsewhere and only those who can't get a job elsewhere stay to rise into upper/middle management (e.g. most Directors, VPs, and at least half of Senior VPs are incompetent). A lot of smart people in the bottom of the org, and a few smart people at the top (e.g. Jeff Bezos) run the company and often bypass people-managers in the middle.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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