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Don't work here if you have a family

SDEII
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
January 13, 2015
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

There was a lot to like. The work is interesting. There are a lot of smart people. I learned a lot. If this is your first job out of college and you want to work a lot, then great. If you have a family, don't work here.

Cons

Everyone worked 60 hours a week or more, and they'll expect you to work the same.

I would get guidance from my manager on what he wanted me to be working on over the weekends.

10 pm conference calls are routine, and pager duty is a nightmare.

I got to watch my young son cry because I was working too much. That was it; I got out.

I looked at transferring, so I talked to my manager about it. The next day, he put me on probation to stop it.

Advice to Management

You can see how high turnover is. That's not good.

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