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Originally a Great Company That is Losing Its Way - Senior Manager, Solution Architecture Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Oct 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Great talent, really sharp people who are intrinsically highly motivated to work hard and succeed * The culture, on paper, is great for those who want to learn and accomplish great things at scale * Opportunities to work on big problems and drive large impact

Cons

* Executive management talent has gotten much weaker over the past three years compared to the previous 20 years * Too much bloat and a loss of focus on the things that made us great in the past * Compensation structure virtually requires you to get promoted to get competitive pay after the first two years * HR and finance processes, in particular, are far too heavy-weight and bureaucratic

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5.0
Apr 23, 2026
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Pros

good work life balance; many transfer opportunities

Cons

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3.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

- Good pay - Interesting work (team dependent)

Cons

- Politics often gets in the way of good work - Clueless, rudderless leadership just cause problems (can be org dependent) - People are encouraged to only do things that check arbitrary criteria for promotion, trying to do what's best or what's right is discouraged - Not many extra benefits compared to other big tech - Work/life balance can be rough (team dependent)

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