Pros: Good pay, free food, bonus.

Cons: No work-life balance here.

Pros: I was working in an AWS team, and the product that my team was working on is new and exciting. Amazon is at the forefront of the cloud computing area. For the short time I was there, I felt I was contributing to the product. The team was small, with decent work-life balance (people would finish working at around 7 p.m., sometimes people would leave earlier). Location was good; I could live downtown Seattle and bike to work. Lockers and bike cages are available for biking to work.

Cons: None of the perks of the normal Internet companies. A lot of options for lunch in the areas around the campus, even if a bit expensive sometimes.

Pros: 1. Culture is better than I expected. Teams' cultures are highly variant. After the New York Times expose, I had my share of apprehension about even considering Amazon. But after actually meeting the team, people seemed happier than I expected. My team is certainly a much more supportive environment to work in than I expected from reading that article. 2. Massive and impactful. Although my part is only a very small slice of Amazon, it can still make a huge impact because it affects many people. 3. General company direction is growing and positive.

Cons: 1. Very big. They are massive enough to have their own internal ecosystem. It takes time to on-board and understand what is happening, and it's highly team-dependent. 2. Somewhat too frugal. There are many fun and nice perks, of course. But sometimes, when I hear about my friends' working environment/office perks, it makes me wonder how green the other side of the fence might be.