Setting aside moral judgements, and do decide based on that if you like (I would), there's another way to decide. Look at the culture. Yes there is bad press a

Setting aside moral judgements, and do decide based on that if you like (I would), there's another way to decide. Look at the culture. Yes there is bad press about work-life balance issues and bad management, but you'll find that at some extent in any large company. Go deeper and look at the values. Amazon is quite public about their values system, and there's lots more from current and former employees. Read about their values and how they put them into practice. For all the criticism I have for Amazon, they do have a strong culture, and that's both impressive at their and likely very beneficial. If you fit their values (and don't mind the morals) then you'll fit in well, even if it's hard work. If you don't fit with their values, you'll hate it. Thankfully they are strong and clear enough about their values that figuring this out in advance is pretty easy.