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Good for high performers, bad for low-average performers or people who don't want to put in extra time

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 1 year
May 10, 2023
Seattle, Washington
4.0
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Pros

Good company. Lots of learning.

Cons

You need to be on top of deadlines. Unless you are very skilled, this often means working more than 40 hours per week, which may cause problems to your physical health as you'll need to stare at a screen for an unreasonably long period of time.

I eventually got laid off due to poor performance. I was on a focus plan and was working to meet the deadlines, but unfortunately, I got laid off.

It's hard to find information about how to use certain libraries/APIs. The build system is also confusing, and there are a bunch of commands you need to run to get their Brazil build system to work.

Advice to Management

Tone down on the deadlines. Rather than having to work extra to meet deadlines, assume everyone is working 40 hours. If it goes longer than that, it goes longer than that, and do not count this as a negative against new employees.

With RTO, this should be even more enforced, as management can see whether the employees are truly working or not.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
4.0

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