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From what I have heard, they are a terrible company to work for (even for SWE). I could be wrong but that reputation alone has made me ignore most job postings

by dktoao 4y ago

From what I have heard, they are a terrible company to work for (even for SWE). I could be wrong but that reputation alone has made me ignore most job postings and recruiters reaching out. Even if they could offer me a 20+% pay rise.

SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
Yeah, I don't know if I'd make the cut and I'm sure it'd be a SUBSTANTIAL pay increase, but I haven't followed up with any Amazon recruiters simply because of their reputation as the sort of company who's comfortable with employees having visible breakdowns.
influx 4y ago
I worked at Amazon 8 years and it is very manager and team dependent on what your experience is. I got to work on S3 and Alexa, and have no regrets. I learned so much, had a bunch of fun and worked with really smart people. Got paid well too. Downside, there was no free snacks. shrug
- dktoao 4y ago
  I'm sure there are great teams to work for at Amazon. After all it is a large company with many different offices all over that does a lot of different things. However, my naïve estimation is that I am not very likely to land on one of these teams and much more likely to end up in a meat grinder. However, like I said, that is just my perception and I could be wrong. I just don't intend to find out.
  - influx 4y ago
    For sure, it's not for everyone, and I would encourage everyone at any job they interview for to also vet the people and team you are going to be working with. Ask them hard questions about performance, expectations and on call burden.
- tylerhou 4y ago
  implying bananas aren't snacks
ToxicMegacolon 4y ago
+1 They are horrible to work for as an SDE. I regret my 3 years at Amazon, and wish I had left sooner. When I left for G, ~15 people called/emailed to tell me how I was going to a much better company, including my own manager. People love to say that its manager dependent, but IMO the default at amazon is the horrible, employee-exploiting culture. So a good team/manager is the exception, and thing will eventually turn to shit.
LambdaComplex 4y ago
I had an internal AWS recruiter message me about a position there once; I just flat-out told him that I had heard so many negative things about their work environment that I had no interest in working there. (Also, that position would've required relocating to the Washington, DC metro area, which would've been a dealbreaker even if AWS had a great work environment)
qbit42 4y ago
I've heard mediocre feedback about their research groups as well, although they do pay pretty well.

by dktoao 4y ago

SketchySeaBeast 4y ago

Yeah, I don't know if I'd make the cut and I'm sure it'd be a SUBSTANTIAL pay increase, but I haven't followed up with any Amazon recruiters simply because of their reputation as the sort of company who's comfortable with employees having visible breakdowns.

influx 4y ago

I worked at Amazon 8 years and it is very manager and team dependent on what your experience is. I got to work on S3 and Alexa, and have no regrets. I learned so much, had a bunch of fun and worked with really smart people. Got paid well too. Downside, there was no free snacks. shrug

dktoao 4y ago
I'm sure there are great teams to work for at Amazon. After all it is a large company with many different offices all over that does a lot of different things. However, my naïve estimation is that I am not very likely to land on one of these teams and much more likely to end up in a meat grinder. However, like I said, that is just my perception and I could be wrong. I just don't intend to find out.
- influx 4y ago
  For sure, it's not for everyone, and I would encourage everyone at any job they interview for to also vet the people and team you are going to be working with. Ask them hard questions about performance, expectations and on call burden.
tylerhou 4y ago
implying bananas aren't snacks

ToxicMegacolon 4y ago

+1 They are horrible to work for as an SDE. I regret my 3 years at Amazon, and wish I had left sooner. When I left for G, ~15 people called/emailed to tell me how I was going to a much better company, including my own manager. People love to say that its manager dependent, but IMO the default at amazon is the horrible, employee-exploiting culture. So a good team/manager is the exception, and thing will eventually turn to shit.

LambdaComplex 4y ago

I had an internal AWS recruiter message me about a position there once; I just flat-out told him that I had heard so many negative things about their work environment that I had no interest in working there. (Also, that position would've required relocating to the Washington, DC metro area, which would've been a dealbreaker even if AWS had a great work environment)

qbit42 4y ago

I've heard mediocre feedback about their research groups as well, although they do pay pretty well.