Pros
The leadership principles are woven into everything we do at amazon and I feel like it really does help to make the right decisions for the customer. I appreciate having a value system and it really informs the work that gets done. I love the size and focus of the teams as well. There is high ownership and empowerment to affect real change for your customer.
Cons
The recent layoffs really sucked. Good people were laid off who didn't deserve it. I hope the business will take better care with decisions about when to grow and when to be conservative to avoid having to take these sort of workforce reduction measures. The high performing highly driven nature of this company can sometimes make it difficult to strike the right work/life balance which is critical to do because the company will take whatever time you are willing to give to it. As with any company, you have to set your own boundaries to strike that balance.