2.0
19 Feb 2015
Former employee, more than 3 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-Amazon has its hands into everything and this goes for all its business units. Whatever your profession or career level, you will become experienced with all facets of your job. -Great compensation package but also known as "Golden Handcuffs". -You are given a lot of responsibility and control over your department. You have a big impact wherever you are.
Cons
-There is no work/life balance (60-70 h/w) and due to the aforementioned "Golden Handcuffs", you are not given much choice in adjusting any imbalance. -The Amazon culture is Darwinian. This has led to significant levels favoritism. -I was forced to stack rank my direct reports and place the lower half on performance plans regardless of their actual performance.