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Good work, bad culture

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 6 years
December 27, 2022
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Fast-paced environment, hence a lot of learning in the early years of your career.

It is easy to switch teams internally, and this is encouraged over leaving the company.

There is a chance to work with the latest tech stack. You can have a lot of impact if you're a workaholic.

Cons

Bad culture, no work-life balance. People are only considerate if you cite health issues.

Working for this company has broken my health and now I need to seriously invest in my life for it to recover.

Your manager will tell you to work on weekends but will encourage such behavior actively. Working 12+ hours is a norm.

People schedule meetings anytime on the day out of the blue. Sometimes people schedule meetings 15 minutes before, and sometimes they don't reschedule or cancel meetings until the last moment. So, it gets very difficult to manage your day.

A lot of meaningless meetings and a lot of meetings on how to cut short time spent on meetings. Bad management is very common here and very common to have managers who are out of touch with tech.

Advice to Management

Treat employees as people, not resources.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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