Highly political, toxic culture, lack of vision in leadership - Reliability Engineer Amazon Employee Review

1.0
14 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Many lateral opportunities in different area's so long your manager approves -Flexibility in work location/environment -No presentations

Cons

-Low base pay, High turnover due to stock cliff -Lack of vision from L6/7 level managers and L8 directors -Toxic work culture at all levels -Unfair URA Targets, a common practice to pip based on leadership principals and not based on project results -Delusional writing principals for white papers

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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