What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Amazon?

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50 Answers from Employees at Amazon

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score 0 · Answer 1

Morale needs to be improved. That is hard to do when we all feel that the company does not care about us. Under paid/over worked!!!!!!!!!!

score 0 · Answer 2

No consistency as they stress as the Core element in all decisions. Sugar coat answers , & say what they want Us to hear.

score 3 · Answer 3

Be proactive in getting to know each other and not necessarily leaning only on the people you already know when there are team changes.

score 3 · Answer 4

If they weren't the bottom of the barrel of society that would help. The job we do does take skill to do it effectively.

score 0 · Answer 5

Many of my coworkers are friendly but some are too bossy/controlling. Stop pretending to be a manager and work as part of a team.

score 0 · Answer 6

Be part of the solution not the problem learn NO if what they asked to do and not right we are to say no

score 0 · Answer 7

Because of the indecisiveness of the management, all sorts of leeches plague the work environment. A lot of people slack because of this.

score 0 · Answer 8

coworkers need to start treating eachother fairly and not have it out for eachother, but rather try to genuinely work as a team

score 0 · Answer 9

Nothing because everyone is stressed out and going crazy cause of our manager. Work better when they take the stress off of everyone

score 3 · Answer 10

They need to stop worrying about what others are, or are not, doing, and just concentrate on their jobs.

score 0 · Answer 11

Accountability for indirect role performance. We could work better together by leaving the personal drama at the door.

score 3 · Answer 12

Communication. Too many people promoted for the wrong reasons. Way too much backstabbing. Capped salaries.

score 0 · Answer 13

Management needs to work better,with the front line workers, to help shape a good team.

score 0 · Answer 14

I don't evaluate my coworkers, I appreciate them, I don't pretend to know more.

score 3 · Answer 15

Get rid of the outsourced employees answering North American questions from customers.

score 3 · Answer 16

If management would get out of the way, we could fro alot better

score 0 · Answer 17

There could be a better sense of community. This is sometimes missing.

score 0 · Answer 18

nothing they are the only thing that makes the place bareable

score 3 · Answer 19

Those on the inside and the rest who are not

score 0 · Answer 20

Be more cooperative, share responsibility, share blame, and share credit

score 2 · Answer 21

More conversation, and more time spent together socializing.

score 0 · Answer 22

Learn to clean up after themselves before leaving

score 2 · Answer 23

There is no "Team" in Pick Team

score 1 · Answer 24

Stand up to management!

score 0 · Answer 25

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