Great colleagues, poor middle management! - Anonymous employee Amplify Employee Review

2.0
Feb 11, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Colleagues mostly some of the brightest and dedicated I've come across in my education career. The company's mission and goals for improving K-12 teaching and learning attract many who hope to make a difference.

Cons

Middle management is ineffective, rarely proactive, and often negligent of their role in helping those they manage do their job; no career path, and in fact, you feel pigeon-holed. Employees left to figure things out for themselves. Upper management seems very sharp and attuned to making goals clear, but their middle management does not know how to support and get the most out of their teams. The most skilled seem to be those in HR. They hire the right people and continue to support them, but the day-to-day management by project managers is poor.

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Multiple opportunities to learn and grow, flexible schedule, excellent, hard-working colleagues.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for your ongoing dedication to Amplify! We appreciate your feedback and have passed your review on to our management team.
2.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

There are some very dedicated, talented and well intentioned people who work there. For awhile it felt like the organization was building and doing great things. The salary felt fairly competitive with the industry standard.

Cons

Don't look too closely under the hood if you don't want to stop believing in the illusion. The product is no longer as strong as it once was, the PD and CS have gone way downhill, they care more about profit than people and they are no longer mission driven but success and money driven. They talk a good game, but many people there are ruthless so watch your back. They do a good job of making you feel like it's the best place to work and you are lucky to be there, for awhile, but when the blook is off the rose, watch out.

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Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the many years you spent at Amplify. Your perspective is important, and we’ve shared your review with leadership.
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