Toxic management beware - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

1.0
Jan 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You get paid a salary

Cons

You can get dev listed at any time by your manager without any warning. There are quotas for performance management and even firing "underperformers" or making them quit, say 6% per year. You have almost no shot at making a case for yourself and whatever your manager says is taken as truth. Even if you exit the dev or performance improvement plans, your rating may be fixed for a year and your job is not safe anymore.

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Cons

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5.0
Jan 10, 2016
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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