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Great coworkers, but subpar pay and recognition

Web Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for less than 1 year
April 3, 2009
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

The best part is the flexible hours. The job is project-based, so as long as you get your stuff done, you can come in early or late, whatever works. While the job is technically an office job, you can work from home on days that you have a doctor's appointment or if you are feeling under the weather.

You get a laptop, which is nice. The bus/transit pass was a real nice perk. You can opt for subsidized parking if you prefer.

You get stock grants and good health benefits.

Cons

General salary information for jobs is not provided. I never knew what my coworkers made.

When you are applying for an internal job, there is no mention of the general pay scale. For me, that made it difficult when trying to gauge where I wanted to go in the company.

Recognition of accomplishments doesn't happen very often. For example, if you create a new tool for your team, almost no one notices. But if you make a minor mistake, you get in trouble with management. I suppose that could differ from manager to manager, though.

Advice to Management

Give more transparency for job progression and salary. Recognize accomplishments.

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