Amazon Technical Program Manager II reviews

Due to lack of inter-team coordination developers are often required to take on job roles that they might not be interested in or suited for. It's not uncommon to see your manager acting as a technical lead, developer, manager, project manager and marketing person all at once. Also, Amazon lacks any sort of training programs for it's staff. You won't find any sort of training programs at the company..

Lack of work/life balance. Burnout is the order of the day here. You are considered a slacker or not committed, if you work 40 hours on a regular basis. The benefits are average. They are not comparable to Microsoft's coverage. The compensation and stock grants could also use a boost. Heavy reliance on the stock grants in lieu of salaries. This weighs heavily on their retention problem. People are leaving left and right. They bail as soon as their stock vests, if not sooner. Their selection and development of the management team is a bit scary. Some people should not be managers. What criteria is used to promote people into a manager role?...Communication across the company sucks...little documentation, lack of formal processes, training etc. Too much focus on metrics and goals in each siloed department. Groups that work closely together are at odds with each other because their metrics and goals conflict with each other.