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Amazon Web Services Reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(13,858 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 13,858 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Web Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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14K reviews
1.0
6 Aug 2022

Choose your team wisely

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- A lot of opportunities to move around in roles, good for future move - Work from home almost 100% - Some teams are less political and better work life balance (Technical/Solution Architects, Public Sector, Kindle, Twitch, Advertising)

Cons

- Toxic environment, leaders that has HR and exit interview complaint cases remains in their positions and get promoted. - HR function is weak. If there are any HR complaint cases, leaders often do not get investigated. - A mix of good and bad environment depends on which team you join. Avoid joining the commercial sales and marketing teams in APJ as they are the most toxic teams. A number of political and toxic leaders lead those teams. - People will have to be put on review process due to a yearly goal of sending 10% of headcount for job performance review, leaders often do this unfairly, they would put employees they have bias against or do not like. This is also highly dependent on direct manager. The employee will not be notified. - Insurance and benefit package is not competitive as FAANG companies - No insurance for spouse and children ( you will have to top up) - Regardless of seniority and flight hours, flight is economy cabin or premium economy if you have flown enough in the company. No business class - Frugality (small budget) in team bonding budget or welfare. Cheap drinks and snacks (White bread and Kong guan biscuits) in the pantry.

1.0
30 May 2024

work culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Impactful and meaningful work at scale

Cons

Extremely toxic work culture : intra-team politicking, disrespect, and bullying were rampant. Next level turf guarding that impeded the effectiveness and outcomes of the organisation. Low levels of trust among team members. No standards of respect and professionalism were set or enforced, in fact, the bullies were rewarded and promoted as long as they were effective in their agenda. No safe space for whistleblowers. Have never experienced such a team culture in my 20 years of working.

4.0
6 May 2024
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Lots of smart people around, lots of opportunities to learn not just about the business/tech but also about life in general!

Cons

No one cares if you're happy doing what you do or whether you're growing in your career

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