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Anyone here work at Amazon, if so let me know your experiences.
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    DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    There was a wave of articles and blogs over the summer about employee's experiences working at Amazon. The media covered almost all aspects of the company and all types of positions.
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    there was a long thread about it on here somewhere i think
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    ImThe0neImThe0ne Member Posts: 143
    I think the general consensus was that it sucked. Or at least what I was reading pointed to that.
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    markulousmarkulous Member Posts: 2,394 ■■■■■■■■□□
    ImThe0ne wrote: »
    I think the general consensus was that it sucked. Or at least what I was reading pointed to that.

    Wow, that would be surprising but I've never heard anything about them so I suppose it's not that shocking. Not every large tech company can be great to work for.
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    techfiendtechfiend Member Posts: 1,481 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I've been working alongside amazon lately and what I've concluded is: the money and perks are good, the hours are long, not much upward mobility and often overworked. Other than that they seem pretty happy, it's likely a place to collect a nice paycheck and add a big name to your resume but I wouldn't expect a long career there if you have big aspirations.

    Surprisingly Amazon's IT department hasn't met one deadline yet and it's caused many headaches. They've been very sloppy and I was looking forward to working with them.
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    srjsrj Member Posts: 58 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I know someone that works for an Amazon subsidiary and is very happy with their job. This is a 4+ year subsidiary, so it's not like the Amazon culture hasn't permeated yet. Like any other company, each team is different. There are probably a large number of IT teams within Amazon. I can only imagine that each team is influenced heavily by the management style of their leadership.
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    PristonPriston Member Posts: 999 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    there was a long thread about it on here somewhere i think
    Maybe it was this link http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html?_r=0
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    ArchonArchon Member Posts: 183 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I had an interview with them a few months ago. The interview process was far too long, the role wasn't that exciting and the pay wasn't that great either. I decided to take another job instead.
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    BlackoutBlackout Member Posts: 512 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I normally go through the interview process just to gain experience, even if I don't plan on jumping to a new job. But my main goal in life is a good work/life balance, although the benefits and pay are nice, without time with my son it amounts to nothing. Basically told them no to the interview.
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    DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    That's the only thing about Amazon. It seems like their culture carries a huge risk for burnout. Would be a great place to learn for 1-3 years before moving on, and thus probably feel like the pace at other subsequent jobs are slow. However, doesn't seem like their pay nor perks are as high as I would think they'd be. Which is unfortunate.
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I was contacted by Amazon for an interview as a Network Technician but the hours/pay didn't match up with my needs of a balanced work/life role. Here is a link of reviews via Glassdoor for those curious of other employees experiences:

    Amazon.com Reviews | Glassdoor

    I'm sure everyone that has worked there or had any interaction with them will be different on a person by person basis but the general consensus I see seems mixed from the various viewpoints from other members and my own personal experience.
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    MrAgentMrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I interviewed with them a couple of years ago. I didn't like what I heard during the process at all. An all day interview process as well.
    I ended up turning down the job.
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    markulousmarkulous Member Posts: 2,394 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Dakinggamer87 wrote: »
    I was contacted by Amazon for an interview as a Network Technician but the hours/pay didn't match up with my needs of a balanced work/life role. Here is a link of reviews via Glassdoor for those curious of other employees experiences:

    Amazon.com Reviews | Glassdoor

    I'm sure everyone that has worked there or had any interaction with them will be different on a person by person basis but the general consensus I see seems mixed from the various viewpoints from other members and my own personal experience.

    VMware>>>>>>>>Amazon icon_cool.gif
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    markulous wrote: »
    VMware>>>>>>>>Amazon icon_cool.gif

    No argument there!! :)

    It rocks at VMware break out the party hats and noise makers lol..
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    bgold87bgold87 Member Posts: 112
    I was recently contacted about a Cloud Engineer position with them, so was a friend of mine. Seems they are hiring like crazy in that area.
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