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A real meat grinder of a job

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
January 29, 2016
Seattle, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

High visibility/impact. Easy to explain to your friends. Easy to work from home. All the hardware you could ever need. Potential for a lot of money if you can bear to stick around.

Cons

Very tedious work; almost no innovation.

Physical office space is terrible.

You will be expected to work very long hours.

Total lack of teamwork/camaraderie.

Advice to Management

Let your developers take the time to automate their own jobs.

Make an effort to train new hires in the domain before you expect them to produce.

Work/life balance is terrible.

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