Amazon

I left a company plagued with slow and bureaucratic processes (e.g., it takes 6+ months to launch a very simple CRUD API), managers who were not very technologically inclined, incompetent and/or unmotivated team members, and an organization focused on short-term gains and 'quick-wins'.

In contrast, I have found Amazon (AWS org) to be more oriented to long-term thinking and actively fighting against complacency.

• Very talented and intelligent team members
• Super structured onboarding process
• Great internal tools + education resources
• Lots of transparency + structure on career development/promotion process
• Team members are motivated to help you get up to speed
• Team members are clear and concise communicators and know how to best leverage messaging like Slack (minimize use of email and unnecessary meetings)

I was initially hesitant to join AWS due to the narrative produced on various online communities, but I have found most of those to be generalizations and not necessarily indicative of cultures on individual teams. In other words, your experience will vary based on team and manager.

• Vision Benefits could be improved.
• It would be great to have WealthSimple as a provider option for stock plan/RRSP.
• A stipend for office supplies would be preferred over a commuting stipend.
• It would have been great to get some swag in the onboarding package.

Your technical prowess combined with strong EQ/empathy is much appreciated.