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Q&A With Amazon Employees
Our leadership principles empower us to be owners and innovators while maintaining our customer ecentricity. We're willin to take risks - innovating requires failing.
How employees describe working at Amazon
Open, transparent, detailed technical questions and representative of company culture
Reasonably good pay for my grade.
I'm very happy and grateful for this opportunity. This is a new career move for me. Over 20 years in a different field. Amazon has me excited to come to work everyday again.
Review from Operations Dept
Strong vision and ability to execute
Review from Product Dept
My team is amazing. Thoughtful, smart, and they live our leadership principles.
Review from Marketing Dept
What it's like to work at Amazon
- Amazon employees generally work 9.5 hrs a day
- Employees at Amazon report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Amazon have 2 meetings
- 81% of Amazon employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Amazon employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 62% of Amazon employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Amazon employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 76% of Amazon employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Amazon Employees
IDX: 75 TOT: 172
What kind of activities do employees at Amazon participate in outside of work?
None.. we make work friends and maybe one or two see each other outside of that. That is on their own, the company doesn’t do activities outside of work
unsure
Volunteer, etc
What is Amazon's policy towards pets in the workplace?
No pets
There were no pets in my workplace
Great thought, we can feel good at work place with nature.
What do employees at Amazon think about their benefits?
They are motivated by it.
Love it
Everyone I know is happy but would like medical for part time
How does Amazon make decisions around promotions?
not sure
Your performance
Based on input from others and your strengths.
What interview questions does Amazon ask?
Dont remember. A fulfillment position is relatively easy to get. To retain employment is like having a second job.
Why do you want to work for Amazon?
If you see someone stealing, what do you do?
What's the interview process like at Amazon?
Case study, role play, Interview questions.
It was a very short very easy interview. I was questioned about the income I expected, the effort I planned to invest into it, basic typical things of that nature. They discussed with me guidelines and a few tips and it was over.
brief
What part of Amazon's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
AMZL is growing
all parts are growing and none I kn0ow have difficulties
All of it
What’s the most challenging part of your job?
Going there
Getting there
making it through the day
What is the best perk or benefit that Amazon offers?
Health insurance and stock investment in Amazon.
All the benefits are ok. You can tell corporate is doing its best with going above and beyond. But at the facility level the efforts are negated with favoritism and open hiring. If your going to have open hiring make everything else automated and give less power to the area managers on down. Just my business opinion.
Unpaid time for just being there each quarter. I think it’s a total of 80 per year might change as you go unsure. Plus immediate medical benefits that are pretty decent
How hard is it to get promoted at Amazon?
Just dont work hard and you'll get promoted
Very. The level 4 area managers have to like you. It’s not based off performance or ability. And I’ll add the process assistants stand around and do nothing. A waste of payroll if you ask me.
Assumably hard. Spots are not open lower management sit on their positions for long periods of time. In 6 months I have yet to see someone move on or up or even down for that matter.
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at Amazon?
I need to have more computer skills as I am from construction bakground
Amazing
customer service
How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at Amazon?
They check your rates and those with low rates get eliminated.
they will terminate you before any layoff
they will find a way to fire you first
How are the career growth opportunities on the Operations team at Amazon?
They happen often and easily for those who want it
There are always opportunities to grow and learn new aspects of the work at Amazon.
slim
What's the company culture like at Amazon?
Tense. There's a lot of politics and backstabbing. If you have a really good manager they'll shield you from that, but your experience depends highly on their competence and ability to empathize. Most managers are stretched too thin, or are too self-interested, or are too ignorant to actually do the right thing for their employees. So most people I talk to have varying degrees of ongoing stress, political games, and being worked so hard that they burn out. In general management has a profound lack of gratitude and recognition for hard work. If you're going to make it there you have to self-promote like mad, and focus on optics rather than your actual job duties. And most of all take care of your own mental and physical health because they'll unapologetically rob you of those things if you let them.
Every one for themselves. Have to survive daily.
Very friendly
How are the dental insurance options at Amazon?
Unsure as I already have insurance
Awesome!
delta dental
What kind of relocation or moving stipends does Amazon offer?
None for lower level employees
After being there without write ups for so long you have option to move else where or department if openings are available does not mean you will get the spot
no clue
How are the healthcare options at Amazon?
Unsure to be honest. I work i what they call Reserves. Basically the backups. I believe to get the healthcare you have to work a certain number of hours for a set time to be eligible. But no matter what department, or njob you have you can get into their 401 K. Cant remember how long you have to be with them.
Awesome!
expensive for family coverage. eats a huge chunk of pay check
What is it like to work for Jeff bezos?
It would be like the dream come true
You will get to learn that having fun along with the hardwork is necessary in life, so that we dont stress out.
Prideful
My wife just got pregnant and I am applying for an engineer role at Amazon. Will I be able to take much time off 8-9 months from now? Is it ok technically and culturally?
You will be eligible for paternity leave.
It's fine, depends how much 'much' means. If it's a couple of weeks should be fine. It also depends a lot on the team you're joining.
policy is you must be with the company for 1 year before taking time off. your team might let you swing it, but my team made my colleague use his PTO.
How would you compare interviewing at Amazon to other places you've interviewed?
There are no initial interviews for entry level CS work, they just hire you and then spend approx 90 days determining if you're a good fit or not. If you are interviewing for another internal role, they only interview you if it's considered to be a promotion. At that point, interviews get extremely high pressure, and I guess as a tradition (?) they put way too much emphasis on how someone interviews, vs their relevant experience or track record. I watched a lot lof extremely qualified candidates get passed over for roles simply because the interviewer didn't like their answers or interview style, or they didn't interview in the company's "quirky" specific style. There is a lot of bias that goes around as well, and if you have any kind of negative or perceived negative interactions with anyone that the interviewer may know or work with, they WILL hear about it, and it WILL affect your chances of getting the job.
Excellent, as it sorts out the best amongst the hundreds of people who come to give interview and are unfortunately helpless.
Entry level positions do not usually require an interview. You essentially fill out paperwork do a drug test on a background check.
How much time do you spend in the office vs. outside?
I spend 90% of my time in the office or office buildings.
The majority of time 90% or more is in a small office.
48hrs/wk in office, 2 hrs from home/wk
How are the vision insurance options at Amazon?
Super good. Look into the vsp promos and go to that optician
No clue
Awesome!
What perk or benefit should Amazon have?
Better discounts for Amazon and in the community.
free stuff
They have it all
How innovative is Amazon?
High tech
They're not as innovative as they used to be; nowadays they're more about buying out other companies with good ideas and then claiming them as their own.
very innovative
How helpful was your Operations team when you were first hired at Amazon?
Very helpful and patient. They let me stay....they give me pointers and tips to succeed to stay
they pretend well
make rate or your gone
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Should I work at Amazon?
44% of Amazon employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 24% are neutral and 32% would not recommend working at Amazon to their friends.
| 44% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 24% | Passive |
| 32% | Detractors |
