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Good Pay, So Much Work

Software Development Engineer I
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 1 year
July 2, 2015
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good pay. They do most of the visa work for Canadians. Good housing. You learn quite a bit. Overall, pretty good.

Cons

So much work. Spent tons of time working late during the week; deadlines are always tight. Also, no overtime pay since you're paid by the month.

It seems the company as a whole is all about penny-pinching everywhere, but with the amount of money they have, they could really treat their employees a bit more.

Also, the lack of holidays is depressing. They don't give you holidays for like anything. No Easter Monday, no President's Day, etc.

Advice to Management

Just invest in your employees more. Not necessarily more pay, but like make deadlines more lenient and stuff.

Also, give more holidays. It really doesn't cost the company that much to give a couple of days off a year.

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