Amazon: a harsh verdict on leadership decisions and headcount-cutting tactics

2024-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

A very negative view: Amazon hired heavily in the pandemic, then used various tactics to cut headcount after poor leadership decisions, and the reviewer advises staying away.

AmazonSoftware EngineerPosted 2 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Tech lead manager
Level: 6
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 3–5 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: Over 80 hours
Who makes the decisions: Others
How colleagues work: Working themselves to exhaustion
Office politics: Constant, hard to get work done
Left the org in the last 6 months: Over 20%
Food: Not free, nothing easy nearby

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Amazon: a harsh verdict on leadership decisions and headcount-cutting tactics

AmazonSoftware EngineerPosted 2 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Tech lead manager
Level: 6
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 3–5 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: Over 80 hours
Who makes the decisions: Others
How colleagues work: Working themselves to exhaustion
Office politics: Constant, hard to get work done
Left the org in the last 6 months: Over 20%
Food: Not free, nothing easy nearby

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