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Great culture; your career might stall though

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 6 years
September 15, 2020
Cape Town, Western Cape
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Awesome culture, very engineer-led. The leadership principles are used very effectively internally to make ego-free decisions.

Cons

Remuneration is a little under top-tier tech industry. The promotion process is totally opaque.

Advice to Management

Reducing people's yearly compensation as a way to force "get promoted or leave" is pretty dystopian. Giving a good OLR rating and corresponding good base pay increase while simultaneously decreasing yearly total compensation is a very mixed message. Orwellian "new-pay".

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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