Dysfunctional and lots of politics - Manager Amazon Employee Review

2.0
13 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Medical benefits are one of the best. Resume booster.

Cons

- You see useless colleagues getting promoted just because they are their manager's favorite and just because they do optics driven rubbish like sleeping overnight in office. Nevermind that stakeholders are not getting what they need or that deadlines by favorites are just fictional. - This place loves capping your compensation and finds new and creative methods to justify lowering your quality of life and pay year on year. (OWNERSHIP PEOPLE, OWNERSHIP) - The e-commerce business in Singapore is obviously dying. Everyone is just trying to look busy by updating pointless metrics every week and taking turns playing "shoot the weakest metrics". - Good luck with not rolling your eyes the clown shows whenever anyone with a higher job level visits. - For the non-AWS business (again, e-commerce), finding a local who is not in the peasant working class is like finding a rare Pokémon. We are like diversity hires. - Managers love to pit team members against one another and enjoy watch the stabbing happens. The prize? That elusive promotion that may or may not happen, with a scope that may not may not exist. And of course, you may or may not be exceeding the bar. But anything goes when you "Hire and Develop the Best". Best being very liberally defined.

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5.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great company Great opportunity Good

Cons

Too many politics to be honest

5.0
10 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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