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Amazon Lab126

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Toxic work environment & rampant bullying. - Engineer Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

1.0
20 Feb 2017
Recommend
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Pros

You have a job to survive the high cost of living in the Bay area. Some really nice people. It used to be very nice place to work before they had a massive hiring spree a while back. A good place for H1B workers to get a sponsorship.

Cons

It seems like hiring vacuum sucked in a lot of dirt. People brought their friends and families. I personally know one manger who hired two incompetent girls who were his family friends. Some bad apples have left Lab126 and have joined Google through their friends. HR used to be nice but lately they have people from other countries who can hardly speak English and have no understanding of the American culture. There is a lot of bullying goes on by managers. It seems like some of the X Apple directors brought bullying with them from Apple. Also there are way too many program managers than the engineers. Feedback system is all messed up. Anyone can give a negative feedback on you even though you never worked with them. Feedback system is often used to settle scores.

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5.0
5 Feb 2026
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Pros

Fast moving products Great team support Working with talented people

Cons

Tight deadlines Immature software stack Deep learning curves Working with unknown requirements

4.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lab 126 has a lot of bright engineers and designers, and resources to get things done and ship products.

Cons

Amazon's values are all about the customer -- the employees come second. That means you'll have fewer quality of life nice-to-haves.

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