Not so great - Anonymous employee Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have hope that my experience isn't the norm as I've been with the company for about a year (but these reviews imply it is) - but this company is not great. However, it is a good name to have on your resume - so probably a good place for people without a lot of experience or are looking to only stay somewhere for a few year.

Cons

As a rule, people are terrified of management, so they will avoid being held responsible for any decisions made and will look for a scapegoat when possible. Communication is terrible - teams don't share information and then find someone else to blame when a VP gets upset he (because there are no women) doensn't know something he feels he should. Hiring decisions, promotions, and the occasional contracts are awarded too often because someone "has a buddy." Management is no help. I can't stress this enough - take your most minimum expectation of what a people manager should do and reduce it by half, then by half again, then maybe one more time - and you have the role that your manager will play in your career. I once asked for advice on how to deal with a difficult VP, one who I could not work around, and the advice from my direct manager was "oh, you don't want to deal with him." I've been told if I need help with a business partner that it cannot be escalated within my mgmt line, because the director won't help - this was then confirmed directly by him.

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