What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Amazon?

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Asked 9 years ago to all employees at Amazon

56 Answers from Employees at Amazon

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score 3 · Answer 1

I don't get paid enough to do what I do. Amazon doesn't care about their employees. Rates are ridiculous which makes no one want to be there

score 0 · Answer 2

The work is so monotonous, and the amount of time spent standing/walking is too physically draining to function well for the rest of the day

score 3 · Answer 3

Hours are long, and the work is hard. Expectations are unreasonably high, and the amount of pain your body goes through is ridiculous.

score 3 · Answer 4

I get no support from the senior leadership team. They do not set you up for success as a new manager.

score 0 · Answer 5

The continual drive for productivity without any corresponding rewards would be bad, but it is coupled with no authority to act.

score 3 · Answer 6

Start rewarding associates that go above and beyond for company and quit harassing the associates that work hard for you

score 3 · Answer 7

The company needs to focus more on pleasing customers and employees over making more money for upper management.

score 0 · Answer 8

Tomuch change all the time. Managers change constantly, can't get comfortable. Building changing constantly, can't get comfortable

score 0 · Answer 9

10 hour days are getting tiring. Need to create better jobs for employees with experience.

score 0 · Answer 10

Its a slave camp , we work way to hard for the pay we receive

score 0 · Answer 11

CULTURE, BURNOUT, SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER- ZERO CHANGE IN AN EVER CHANGING BUSINESS

score 0 · Answer 12

Too much rates and number,,we working too fast and hurting ourselves

score 0 · Answer 13

It's sad you get treated by number. You don't feel valued

score 2 · Answer 14

no love and compassion for employees any more :(

score 2 · Answer 15

Promoting and hiring the wrong management and operations leaders

score 2 · Answer 16

Leadership attitude towards P.A's and tier one associate's

score 2 · Answer 17

Consent having to help out other departments

score 0 · Answer 18

Constantly getting written up for no reason

score 0 · Answer 19

The pay would have to be better

score 0 · Answer 20

Hrs firing for negative UPT! STOP!

score 0 · Answer 21

Better pay, less sweat shop management,

score 0 · Answer 22

Listen to empkiyees,praise employees, increase morale

score 2 · Answer 23

Don't treat employees like widgets

score 1 · Answer 24

very fast stressful environment

score 0 · Answer 25

Stop all the favoritism