Worst Place to Work Ever!!! - Merchandising Specialist Amazon Employee Review

1.0
29 Jul 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can bring your dog to work, you can work from home (sometimes)--which you will be doing ALL the time (NIGHTS and WEEKENDS.)

Cons

Management on ALL levels are horrid! You are just a number and unless you brown-nose, you will go nowhere. You will be working at MINIMUM, 55-70+ hours a week (NO work/life balance). You end up spending your valuable time having to constantly train new employees because of the 70% attrition rate. Here's a simple breakdown for you: -Benefits are poor -No work/life balance -No respect at all -You are just a number -You will have no social life -You'll be thrown "under the bus" by your peers and management -Don't expect to be at Amazon longer than 2 years -Discount is a joke Amazon is not the "great" place everyone thinks it is. Yes, they treat their customers great (for the most part,) but they treat their employees like dirt. I don't know many people that have been here longer than 2 years--it's a rarity. It's basically like working at Wal-mart, but online.

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5.0
20 Mar 2026
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Pros

Medical/ dental/ vision insurance, mental assistance, 401k, lawyer assistance, Career choice, VTO, PTO, vacation time

Cons

Most AMs have avoritism among employees. We get mandatory extra time (now is calling "voluntary" but you have to go when it is schedule) at the end of the year, what makes difficult for some of us when we have kids and they're really rigid about it.

5.0
10 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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