employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Amazon Web Services

Part of Amazon

Is this your company?

Safe, comfortable place to work but lots of politics and hard to get promoted - Inside Sales Representative Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
Aug 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of autonomy to coordinate your schedule and what projects you are aligned to. Lack of mgmt oversight and you are trusted to get the job done. Good pay and work life balance.

Cons

Very political and extremely hard to get promoted. Amazonians internally use the saying "you dont get promoted for doing a good job, you get promoted for doing things outside of your role". Amazon is also extremely competitive, with a formal system to manage out poor performers. Every year you receive a rating "very effective, effective or least effective" and if youre in least effective rating, you will be put on a performance plan. Performance is subjective though, and relies alot on your ability to manage up well. Getting promoted for more $ and shares

Explore other reviews about Amazon Web Services

5.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great job. I’ve learned so much it is just hard with 5 day rto

Cons

The 5 day RTO mandate

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All