Area Manager Level 5 - Area Manager II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
4 May 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation - Competitive Salary + Signing Bonus + RSU’s Fast-Paced environment - always on the go 4-day work weeks (outside of Peak/Prime Day week/OT weeks) Good hiring decisions - most managers are smart, driven, fun people. Tons of promotional opportunities due to network expansion. Constantly changing/improving (can be seen as a con to those who don’t adapt well to change)

Cons

Work-Life Balance (No surprise since Bezos doesn’t consider it something that exists). Super high standards - nothing ever seems good enough. No night shift differential for nights managers - what??? Long shifts - associates have 10 hour shifts, but managers realistically put in 13-15 hour shifts. Area Managers are, at times, viewed as free labor in order to save on the bottom line. Low-performing managers are not managed out well, causing more strain and demand to average and high-performing counterparts.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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