Pros
- Helpful Team: Teammates were always ready and willing to lend a hand or help out. - Manager Cared about our growth: Mgr was always looking out for our team and how to make sure we stood out both as a team and individuals so when promotions/pay raises came up we had a better shot when compared to others. - Solid Benefits: Benefits were great and pretty cheap (Would like more PTO tho). - Lots of room for growth: Moving around Amazon was always possible Mgr would even help if you asked. Had access to free AWS resources that was not limited to just active work projects but could be used to experiment and learn about AWS and development. - Never a dull moment: There was always something to do, whether it was an assignment from leadership or a teammate or an idea that you yourself had. - Trust from Leadership: When leadership would assign us a task or goal. They trusted we would make the right/best decision for the team and company. - The roomers that your manager will work you into the ground are dependent on your Manager and Director
Cons
- Organization Restructures would happen more often than I would have liked. - Other teams would be slow to respond to tickets but expect prompt responses in return. It took management way to long to look into/address the issue - Being On call every 3 to 5 weeks when team was small. - Stock Pay out being Y1: 5% Y2: 15% Y3: 40% Y4: 40% (Although the first two years you are compensated with more cash) would still prefer a more traditional Y1-4: 25%