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Exciting work, say goodbye to your life

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
January 14, 2018
Seattle, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work with really smart people.

Work with exciting technologies: AWS, ML, etc.

Fast pace – you'll never get bored.

Cons

No work/life balance. Amazon is your life.

Amazon transfers the risk from them to you. You are on the hook for relocation expenses and return expenses if things go south.

Pay is not competitive for the Seattle area. The cost of buying/leasing a home and maintaining a vehicle are prohibitive. Amazon does not take that into consideration when making you an offer.

The job deteriorates after the two-month onboarding runway. It's like falling from the top of the ladder to the deep end of the pool.

Training is a joke. You should already know everything or be ready to learn what you need for your job on your own time.

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