Only way to progress is to play the politics and have an MBA - Product Manager Amazon Employee Review

3.0
Feb 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Lots of smart people - Diverse business functions - Amazon brand

Cons

- Lack of recognition for good work - Political - Unrewarding - Managers with low level of understanding of the basic business process (top down) - Lack of team culture - can be very negative - People 'push back', and this can end up going in circles - Lots of ideas, without a good foundation to automate processes - Too much whispering - Frugality - Slough

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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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