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Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services

Senior Solutions Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
December 22, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

When I joined about three years ago, the stock was low. It went up 3x. Compensation-wise, I made good money; however, there is no work-life balance, and there is no appreciation.

I did not get any raise in the last three years. Most worker bees – Sales Associates, Technical Account Managers, Software Development Engineers, and ProServe consultants – are nice people. I enjoyed working with such talented people, but managers and directors are ruining this company.

Cons

I worked here for about three and a half years. The company was great when I joined. Now it's bad.

Many useless managers play dirty politics to survive. Directors and senior leaders in our org could be replaced by rocks, and the company would still do better. They have no leadership skills. Andy Jassy and Jeff Bezos are good, but their values are not followed by these managers. Andy and Jeff have no time to motivate workers anymore.

There is a push for female equality, but that just means promoting unqualified women to leadership positions. Long-term, this is against the cause of equality. This is not fair to hardworking and qualified men; we have families too.

There are good female leaders, such as Teresa Carlson. She is the best and deserves to be the leader; she motivates and takes care of her people.

Advice to Management

Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy should review leadership principles, check their effectiveness, and try to motivate people again. Share your wealth with worker bees.

Fire all VPs, Directors, and senior managers, and ask them to reapply for their positions to see if they can qualify.

Please review the female equality program; it has gone too far from its goals. Please help your people manage work-life balance.

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