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Working at Amazon is great!

Software Development Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for less than 1 year
July 23, 2010
Seattle, Washington
5.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros

Hugely innovative company. You're never working on the same thing for very long. Movement between teams and around the company is encouraged. Strong culture of knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving, both within your team and throughout the company. Amazon's computing needs are among the most extreme in the world--there's never a shortage of challenging problems to solve.

Cons
  • The benefits package isn't all that great for a company of Amazon's size.
  • The culture of frugality tends to disappoint; employee perks are at a minimum here.
  • Parental leave policies are bare minimum.
  • Stock-based bonuses take a while (years) to kick in.
Advice to Management

Nothing really

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