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Exciting, but difficult

Quality Assurance Engineer II
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
October 25, 2015
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Access to the latest technologies.

Everybody is awesome at what they do, including admin and HR.

Coworkers are incredibly smart, and many of us formed good relationships outside of work.

Very enabled to take initiative and change the way things work.

Cons

You will get asked unfair questions by managers and be expected to defend yourself daily.

Almost every small action you do will be questioned.

Panic attacks and anxiety are not uncommon amongst engineers.

Almost everyone is looking to go to Google.

Advice to Management

I liked working at Amazon, but not for a long period of time. I really felt that it was okay for a year or two, but I kept getting anxiety.

I think if individuals are given more leeway to not fear failure or be pressured to deliver at all times, it would go a long way to keeping people long-term.

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