Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,211 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,211 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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209K reviews
1.0
Jun 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Casual environment. low level of bureaucracy

Cons

incentive scheme pits one employee against another. No social responsibility agenda. Speed to market strategy kills quality.

4.0
Jun 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun company, good stock and benefits, challenging. They are building a new campus that is dog friendly and on South Lake Union!

Cons

Lower salary, hard to move upward, poor work/life balance. People tend to work a lot of hours here so it is important to try and define boundaries from the start

4.0
Jun 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong sense of ownership at the team level. Fast paced environment. Cutting edge technologies. Strong customer focus. Opportunity to make long lasting changes at all levels.

Cons

Can be chaotic and challenging to navigate the extra-team environment. Leadership development programs somewhat spotty. Manager support lacking. Infighting between senior managers and VPs can be tiring.

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