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On average, employees at Amazon give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Amazon employees are Customer Service Representatives submitting an average rating of 4.8 and QA Engineers with a rating of 4.7.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 698 Amazon Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.8
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"Working at Amazon was a great experience for me. I'm grateful for the opportunity they've given me for all the years I've been there. I've learned and grown a lot there, the environment was also great. Good people with highly goal driven mentality. It was awesome being employed by such a great company but I chose to leave amazon to go back to school and become a Network Engineer"
Posted 3 years ago in Sunnyvale, CA
Website Contractor

"Amazon was a cool place to work, with good people and atmosphere."

Quality Control Inspector

"Amazon is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I loved my job duties. I really enjoyed what I did."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"When your temporary hours are ready to expire and they hire you full time, the assignment ends."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Amazon (752)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is OSI Consulting (5)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is American Food & Vending (7)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (2,364)
Managing Partner

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"It is an outstanding and excellent opportunity."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"Excellent opportunity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing a great job!!"

Program Manager

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I worked in Seattle, WA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have an open forum with employees."

Staff Professional

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"You meet a lot of great people, and it's a great work environment."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"The one thing I really didn't like was the walking from one end of the factory to the other for work."

Technical Product Manager

"Amazon is an excellent place to work, grow, and be part of an internet leader."

Outbound Freight Associate

"Best job I ever had!!!!"

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"It is a very organized and clean place."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There is nothing I dislike."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep it up."

Warehouse Associate

"Amazon is a safety-oriented company."

Product Manager

"The most unbelievable experience of my life."

Senior Technical Project Manager

"Amazon is the perfect company for young professionals with no family or personal life."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I like it because it is a continuously challenging environment, with elite professionals with unique experience. It is a great place to grow professionally and be part of cutting-edge technology."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There is no time for personal life or family. Work start at 6 a.m. dealing with India branches, and ends after 7 p.m. because of the uncontrolled number of meetings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest communication in capital, speed, open environment and equal opportunity to speak and express opinions, flexibility for new ideas, and implementing CMMI and other initiatives, etc."

Associate Buyer

"Overall, it was a good place to work."

Packer

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I liked the different work schedules."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If someone is having a hard time with something, offer some help or advice."

Senior Desktop Support Engineer

"It was cool to work there, but my goal had always been to work for Microsoft, which is the reason I left Amazon."

Senior Buyer

"Honesty is the best policy."

Planner

"Pressure cooker atmosphere, with mean people."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I liked the free coffee."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Negotiate for a big signing bonus, and forget about ever vesting much of that stock they give you."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"The place is not family friendly. Employees are expected to be looking at their laptops 24/7. Managers are driven by metrics, which change daily. There is a lot of churn. Average length of stay is now less than two years per employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a breath."

Amazon Reviews FAQs

Is Amazon a good company to work for?

Amazon has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 698 Amazon Review Ratings left anonymously by Amazon employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Amazon.

Does Amazon pay their employees well?

Amazon employees earn $55,000 annually on average, or $26 per hour, which is 17% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 559 Amazon employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Amazon Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Amazon?

94% of employees would recommend working at Amazon with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Amazon 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Amazon?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Amazon is a Head PHX Developer at $250,000 annually. Browse Amazon Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Amazon?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Amazon is a Cognizant Engineer at $12,000 annually. Browse Amazon Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Amazon?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Amazon to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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