Pros: There are a lot of internal resources to learn if you have the right motivation, even if you feel that on-the-job learnings from your current role have plateaued after a while.

Cons: Performance stack ranking among peers. Even if the company tries to educate employees on the need for inclusion using mandatory training materials, some teams/orgs just don't put any effort into trying to apply it by empathizing with their peers. Note: This is based on my experience in a particular org, and please don't generalize it for the whole company because I have seen other orgs/teams inside Amazon which are way cooler to work for.

Pros: Good work-life balance, good salary.

Cons: Work is not interesting (e-commerce)

Pros: I left a company plagued with slow and bureaucratic processes (e.g., it takes 6+ months to launch a very simple CRUD API), managers who were not very technologically inclined, incompetent and/or unmotivated team members, and an organization focused on short-term gains and 'quick-wins'. In contrast, I have found Amazon (AWS org) to be more oriented to long-term thinking and actively fighting against complacency. * Very talented and intelligent team members * Super structured onboarding process * Great internal tools + education resources * Lots of transparency + structure on career development/promotion process * Team members are motivated to help you get up to speed * Team members are clear and concise communicators and know how to best leverage messaging like Slack (minimize use of email and unnecessary meetings)

Cons: I was initially hesitant to join AWS due to the narrative produced on various online communities, but I have found most of those to be generalizations and not necessarily indicative of cultures on individual teams. In other words, your experience will vary based on team and manager. * Vision Benefits could be improved. * It would be great to have WealthSimple as a provider option for stock plan/RRSP. * A stipend for office supplies would be preferred over a commuting stipend. * It would have been great to get some swag in the onboarding package.