Mismanaged team, over 80% attrition (isolated case). Otherwise a great company overall - Anonymous employee Amazon Employee Review

3.0
Oct 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Opportunity to work on cool projects and initiatives with brilliant people all over the world - Plenty of opportunity for lateral move to other business units (see cons) - Strong work culture (read: Amazon Leadership Principles) means you can expect quality customer-obsessed works and ideas being worked on really quickly.

Cons

The issue seems to be an isolated case within this specific team, primarily due to mismanagement: - Lack of vision as a team - Poor understanding of the business in the region - Tragic loss: over 80% attrition rate due to poor people management (a number of us moved laterally to other business units)

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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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