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Great company if you are in your 20s

Software Development Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 2 years
September 15, 2012
Seattle, Washington
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Incredibly talented and driven people
  • Non-existent politics
  • You learn a lot every day
Cons

"NO" work/life balance. It is a great company to be in when you are in your 20s and can spend a lot of extra hours.

  • Every mistake gets highlighted in the review.
  • No credit is given for going out of your way to do something (because that is expected).
  • Very poor (read nonexistent) perks.
  • Very high churn (within one year, I was the third most senior member of my team). This means that you have to constantly pitch in to mentor/train new hires (mostly new graduates).

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