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Amazon Company Culture
Amazon Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews4.2/5
Amazon's Overall Culture is rated B
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Happiness
A-Perks & Benefits
A-Compensation
B+Diversity
B+Environment
B+Amazon CEO
Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Andy Jassy
73 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
"Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon."
Amazon Culture At a Glance
Amazon has 154100 employees. 9761 employees at Amazon have reviewed Amazon across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 4 days ago.
Overall, the 9761 Amazon employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Amazon are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Amazon, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Amazon are pleased with their team. 9761 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Amazon are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Amazon believe the environment at Amazon is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Amazon is extremely fast. About 43% of the employees at Amazon work 8 hours or less, while 9% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Amazon are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Amazon employees generally work 9.5 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Amazon report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Amazon have 2 meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
81% of Amazon employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Amazon employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
62% of Amazon employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Amazon employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
76% of Amazon employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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How's the vacation policy at Amazon?
10 Annual Vacation in 1st Year which increases to 15 days from second year and 20 days from 6th year.
6 Holidays and 6 days of Personal...
How's the work life balance at Amazon?
I've been an SDE2 for a little over 3 years at Amazon, and over those 3 years, there have only been 5 days total where I've worked more than...
Males any different treatment?
For corporate: Outside of the usual inherent bias found everywhere no. Amazon is making earnest efforts to improve this with a new and...
How often do employees get raises at Amazon?
Amazon only gives raises for the first 3 years of employment and then you are capped at whatever rate you are at. It will only go up if they...
What's the best part of your job at Amazon?
Working with smart people.
What unique perks and benefits does Amazon provide?
Benefits are phenomenal. You can invest up to $300 weekly into Amazon stock. The health insurance rates range from approximately $7.50 -...
How's the vacation policy at Amazon?
10 Annual Vacation in 1st Year which increases to 15 days from second year and 20 days from 6th year. 6 Holidays and 6 days of Personal...
How's the work life balance at Amazon?
I've been an SDE2 for a little over 3 years at Amazon, and over those 3 years, there have only been 5 days total where I've worked more than...
Males any different treatment?
For corporate: Outside of the usual inherent bias found everywhere no. Amazon is making earnest efforts to improve this with a new and...
How often do employees get raises at Amazon?
Amazon only gives raises for the first 3 years of employment and then you are capped at whatever rate you are at. It will only go up if they...
What's the best part of your job at Amazon?
Working with smart people.
What unique perks and benefits does Amazon provide?
Benefits are phenomenal. You can invest up to $300 weekly into Amazon stock. The health insurance rates range from approximately $7.50 -...
H1B Visa
In 2019, Amazon applied for 6099 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 98% were approved.
An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Amazon unveil that 38 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 11 were withdrawn by Amazon after the employee’s start date.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Amazon has a total of 154100 employees
6099
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 98% Granted (5995 out of 6099)
- <1% Denied (55 out of 6099)
- <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (38 out of 6099)
- <1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (11 out of 6099)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Amazon
Amazon currently ranks in the Top 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Amazon
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 44% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 24% | Passives |
| 32% | Detractors |
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