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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,421 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Senior management

      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,421 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      209K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      It's a good start for your career, but don't expect too much

      Buyer risk investigation
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      Pros

      good benefits, if you have a team of nice people and they have enthusiasm you can enjoy your job, Amazon is the leader on the retail market, launching new products to the right time in the US

      Cons

      first of all, the market in the US comes first, all others have to wait, not a really good communication from the high/upper level management to low level employees which is very frustrating, employee morale is going up and down - depends on how fair they are with recognitions and compensations, career opportunities are limited, unfortunately not all managers/employees are qualified and don't know how to socialise with their employees/colleagues, they should move to an other city, the place is not the best

      2.0
      Sep 29, 2008

      Worst company in Seattle

      Executive assistant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The money. They pay you a lot to work a hell of a lot. No work / life balance so kiss that goodbye. The benefits are okay, but honestly, this is probably something you won't even have time to enjoy depending on which department you work for. If you are an IT professional, run don't walk away from this company. They work their IT employees extra hard and not much appreciation is awarded. Other than that, there are SMALL perks by working for Amazon. Visiting book authors will stop by and employees get a chance to meet them and hear them talk in a conference room. That's about it!

      Cons

      The management. Ever been yelled at by Jeff Bezos in a meeting? Then you haven't really experienced Amazon. :) I would always hear rumors about the executives coming back from meetings either with their tails between their legs, or just coming back red in the face having just been screamed at by Mr. Bezos. I think the day this man decides to stop micromanaging the management and let them take the reins and do their jobs will be a much happier time for Amazon employees as a whole. It all comes straight from the top and trickles down to the employees.

      1.0
      Sep 25, 2008

      Intelligence demanded. Leadership neither expected nor given.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They pay to relocate you back to the Pacific Northwest.

      Cons

      Lot of smart people but zero leadership. One of the funniest things that I saw there was our performanc evaluation system, which overall isn't bad, but one trait is 'always right.' This implies that good leaders are 'always right.' It doesn't at all talk about leveraging your employees to 'come up with the right f' answer.' I've been at tons of meetings where people just fight to win the argument. Not very much leadership. Immaturity starts at the top.

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