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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: 100 TOT: 172
How helpful was your Product team when you were first hired at Amazon?
They were really helpful
Not helpful
Very helpful
What are the differences between maternity and paternity leave at Amazon?
Number days that are allowed for the father's than the mother. Dad's get less
Unsure, I want to say they are pretty similar
Women get paid men don’t.
What's the work from home policy like at Amazon?
its great, as it provides you with different amenities. And the good part is company pays for it.
If you work on the phones, you are required to have a quiet area, no noise allowed. They do send you a computer, and headset and they have paid training. You are required to be hard-wired into your router as that is more secure. They have numerous departments and the requirements for hours etc vary based on which department and job you are hired into. They are very strict when it comes to security and private information. They have regular training to keep you up to date on any and all changes. They are a GREAT company to work for!!!!
Balances
How often do promotions happen at Amazon?
Quite often
Periodical
Very seldom. They bring college people in first
What does the ideal candidate in the Operations department look like at Amazon?
Patient, calm, at ease, firm- but not harsh...you know they are in authority, but they don’t rub it in and belittle those who are not....they also have excellent problem solving skills....and can communicate with different personalities and different intelligence levels without making anyone feel like they “less”
Someone who cares more about keeping labor down and production up
Patient, organized
can seniors handle the physical aspects of amazon jobs?
They are very capable at my site, we have a lot of seniors
Depends on the person, we do have seniors working at my facility, but the physical demands are very High
Yes
What's the Customer Support team like at Amazon?
They're GREAT - if you're a customer. Internally, they couldn't care any less about their associates. They are cogs in a wheel.
Great people. Everything is always there to help each other out. We are required to log in to our team chat rooms so if we need help it is there.
lots of assistance available
What's the pay like for Customer Support roles at Amazon?
Minimum wage is $15 an hour
it starts low and small increases no matter how good your performance is
All of Amazon is customer support. That is from the top down. Personally i think mine sucks.
How's the leadership on the Customer Support team at Amazon?
GREAT!!!!
All good. Some you may like better than others.
They are awesome
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Amazon asks?
Why you want to join amazon
Why do you want to work for Amazon
How would you handle a certain stressful situation with a customer.
What's the vibe like in the IT dept at Amazon? How many hours are you working?
40 hours. Vibe gets better all the time.
8 hours a day, overtime not allowed unless pre approved.
We got this!!
What's the vibe like in the Engineering dept at Amazon? How many hours are you working?
I have never had a more interesting and challenging job than at Amazon. A normal week I would say I would between 40 to 60 hours.
Working roughly 50 hours a week. It is a lot of fun.
It's a place where builders can build. It seems like there's always something to work on, which means great avenues for career development. I work 35-40 hrs/wk
any background checks during interviews?
If you are a "green badge" contractor working for Amazon there is a background? check but their just checking for violent offensives. When you hire on as Amazon there is no additional back ground checks and no urinalysis with the green bagde company not Amazon
Not during
Post interview and for some government sector pre
how much longer do u see yourself working there?
For the forseeable future. There is so much cross department opportunity, and it's easy to move to other areas.
for a long time
I see a future at Amazon
Do you get any catered lunches?
Yes every once in a while.
holidays thanksgiving and maybe christmas
Once in awhile not very often though
What is the company mobility like at Amazon?
Wonderful
Transfers to other facilities are easy to get if you are in good standing at company
Above average. Amazon is expanding operations continously and upward mobility opportunities are always available, but quite often require transfer to other geographical locations. In that aspect, Amazon mimics military culture
What is a day like at Amazon?
everyday is a day 1
first there is stand up where they inform you of new ways to be terminated then the rest of the day is sunshine and farts.
long and tiring
How does Amazon measure success and growth in the Customer Support department?
Depends on your record since starting with them. They try to hire open positions internally as much as possible.
opportunities for advancement and salary are limited.
How fast supervisors can get trailers loaded with as few people as possible and as few misses (odrers not on the correct truck) as possible.
What's the vibe like in the Customer Support dept at Amazon? How many hours are you working?
I can pick the days and hours I want to work. We are required to work a minimum of 4 hrs a week and max of 40 hours a week unless otherwise stated.
Depends on your role.
About 46 a week
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Amazon?
To solve the maths problem in a very short duration of time
My weaknesses
Wasn’t interviewed received contingent offer
How's the leadership on the Marketing team at Amazon?
Wonderfully helpful and kind.
Exceptional
Horrible. Pit of snakes.
What's the Engineering team like at Amazon?
Just really great
Very smart, meticulous, but occasionally dumb and sloppy. Depends on how they feel that day
Overworked underpaid
Is it OK to swear in front of people in the office?
Generally not, but it depends on context.
Gotta pick your moments
At least in my org, it's relatively rare. Nobody would freak out, but it's not an everyday occurrence. Other teams probably have a different vibe, but I can say for sure that swearing isn't pervasive.
Whats the best office perk you have
10% Amazon discount
amazon bucks
They pay for school
is it cool to drink when youre at work? or are people weird about it
Only water. Alchohol will get you fired. Anything besides water on the warehouse floor is against the rules as well.
Only water or soft drinks. Alcohol is a big no no.
No it's not cool
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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 |
