Amazon reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,190 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 209,190 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
4.0
Mar 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, smart people, innovative culture, good benefits and good growth

Cons

Longish hours, pager duty is a bit of a drag when u have to be on call for a week once a month or so.

5.0
Mar 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Very hospitable working conditions * Great people and management * Exciting projects to work on

Cons

* Benefits aren't as great as larger companies, but very good overall * The Frugality motto can sometimes go a bit too far

3.0
Mar 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Being able to work in the fast paced environment of online business. Highly talented people around. Can improve your analytical skill. The business is all about analyzing numbers whether it is pricing, inventory management, or business process re-engineering. Many people who left also agrees that they have learned a lot working for Amazon.com. The skills acquired at amazon is very useful for working in another companies. The business model of Amazon and how you analyze business can be applied to any other online company. Many who left were successful getting higher salary and higher job title. I am also one of them.

Cons

People are not compensated as well as other top companies. If they had paid well, retention would be higher. There are many people who wanted to work for Amazon and did not negotiate its salary when joining as they should. Many of them assumed that if they performed well, it would be compensated with raise. However, the raise is very small. The company started to give more RSUs which is a good sign. Even with these changes, RSU and cash bonus are not as competitive as other online companies. Another is, if you are not used to fast paced environment, you will feel left out.

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