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A toxic and unsupportive work environment and culture - Solutions Architect Amazon Web Services Employee Review

1.0
Oct 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

-Good compensation & work life balance -Having worked at AWS opens a lot of doors for your career

Cons

I started my role at AWS with a lot of hopes and a genuine eagerness to learn and work for one of the biggest top tech companies in the world. My experience was nothing but traumatizing and disappointing and quite a downgrade from the previous roles I had at other companies. The work environment and culture are toxic and people are not necessarily willing to collaborate or work with you unless it's something they can put in their promo doc. This promo doc is apparently at the center of what everyone is doing as a Solution Architect at AWS; the customers or colleagues come second or third. My manager was unsupportive and there were no discussions about my career, goals, and so on, even if I brought up these topics myself. I complained to my manager multiple times that I didn't have so many activities and work to do and asked to support other colleagues/projects only to be later on berated for my eagerness to contribute beyond my role, which would be quite the opposite at other companies. Also, I witnessed lots of preferential treatment that my manager and skip-level manager granted to other colleagues, such as approvals for participating at international conferences, better development opportunities, and overall more recognition. I have never felt more discriminated and offended in any other workplace and this was by far the most upsetting experience I have ever had.

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5.0
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

- Strong place to be early in your career as it provides valuable training and the brand recognition can create strong future opportunities. - Is great if you’re interested in what you’re doing/selling

Cons

- 5 days in office is not great for work/life balance - If your manager doesn’t like you, good luck! - 401k match is lower than most companies - Base salary compensation is weak compared to other big tech - Leveling/career progression is near impossible due to reorgs leading to a promotion “freeze” - Role can evolve over time in ways that may not align with original job expectations

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