4.0
10 Dec 2011
Current employee
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Amazon is growing very fast and provides lots of opportunities for employees' career growth. Lots of great people to learn from, a huge internal knowledge base. Many different teams with different kinds of work/technologies, easy movement between teams. Very encouraging environment for people with a strong work ethic. Compensation is better than most in the industry.
Cons
Needs more time commitment than other companies. Sometimes need to carry a pager, which can restrict what the employee can do on those days/nights; sometimes need to wake up at night to fix issues.