Pros
--> Culture & Leadership Principles - The Amazon Leadership Principles are not a mission statement that was developed and then forgotten. We live and die by these principles and they drive our culture... and the culture is pretty great! --> Work with super smart, very talented people --> Great Global Brand --> Jeff Bezos/CEO - Having such a strong CEO is invaluable. He is a genius! --> Bring your dog to work --> Business who is truly partnered (in most cases) with recruiting. Recruiters are not order takers - we are a part of our business and our experience/knowledge in our field is valued. --> You're Never Bored --> Fast Paced - makes things exciting and you always feel like the ball is moving forward --> Ability to move fast - low bureaucracy --> Impact - everyone has the ability to make a big impact on their team, their org, and even Amazon as a whole. --> Mistakes are ok - just learn from them and own them
Cons
--> Work Life Balance - you will work hard and long at Amazon but you will grow. This is the sole reason I would not encourage a friend to come here. --> Comp Structure - stock is compensation. It is not utilized to incentivize people to stay longer term. If the stock value increases, so does your compensation and it can affect your ability to gain more stock come review time. --> Politics - though Amazon is not as political as many other large companies, it is political. Particularly when it comes to... --> Promotions - often based on favoritism and they are political. --> Lack of perks and weak benefits package (for a top tech company) - we struggle to compete with other large tech company benefit & perks packages. We pay for parking, there are no freebies, and there are a lot of things that are just not offered (tuition reimbursement, paid paternity leave, etc). --> Limited guidance - Amazon is a very sink or swim culture. You own all of your own learning and will not have much guidance, even as a new person. --> Up or out - if you are not growing and taking on more, you will be managed out. --> Pace - gets exhausting at times, it's hard to sustain and many people burn out.