Big name but can't stay up to it - worst place to work - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Very smart people to work with * Some of the teams have great work that you can learn a lot

Cons

My recent manager gave me work much more than I could do. He knew it is a lot and when I confronted him that it is impossible to complete over 150 hours of work in a sprint, he said "Figure it out. Those are just estimates". He meant I should be working day and night and also over the weekend to get the work done - which I did to save my job. But, after that this behavior continued. There was no appreciation for the work done. Many things that were written in my annual review was baseless and wrong. There is no work culture in Amazon. It is way below average. No fun, just work and work! Few people are really nice to work with but its hard to find such people. I would definitely not recommend anyone to work at Amazon. Their pay scale is also too less.

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Pros

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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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