What needs to change to make the company culture better at Amazon?

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Asked 9 years ago to all employees at Amazon

57 Answers from Employees at Amazon

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We get talked down to by some higher ups but brought up by our tier 3s , anyone higher than a tier 3 should know the entire process

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understanding if the lines go down, take that into account don't come tell me I'm below rate when we haven't had consistent work for 2 hours

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the excessive desire for the customer to get what is wanted now, comes at a heavy, more than average price for the Tier 1 employees

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Company needs to quit hiring drill sargents for managers and start looking at people that know how the company runs and hiring more internal

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Get rid of this Amazonian mentality managers need to stop being so robotic all of their answers seem scripted treat people like humans

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Loosen the noose just alittle, let us talk, without worry about rate,but we must maintain good working skills at the same time.

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Need to adhere to a core set of values where associates and their contributions and accomplishments are properly recognized to gain loyalty

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EWR4 needs a friendlier environment since the associates feel the managers are out to get them/ turnover rate makes AAs feel inadequate

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too much business about it, there are times where weve been yelled at for talking, this isnt a damn library

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Better bosses strait out of collage needs to be a p.a. not a am. Promote from with in more

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Recognized employee for their accomplishments, history with the company, fair with off task assignment,promotion. AM/PM re-train / rates

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Actually LISTEN to people as opposed to thinking what is best, which never turns out to be best.

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Employees continually feel as though they walk a razor's edge between meeting expectations and termination.

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Treating the employees as if they are important. Now we are just numbers, nothing more.

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respect for employes leaders trying to help teams rather than question teams

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Toxic, dysfunctional, data-driven but with all the wrong data

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bring in better management

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Management within the FC

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Too fast paste

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favoritism. unfair treatment.

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Better management

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Sweat shop!

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Better leadership

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Practically everyone

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Increase morale