Positive Amazon stories?

Sep 13, 2020 32 Comments

All I am hearing is negative stories. Can we get some positive stories? I am considering joining and all I see on blind is bad.

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  • Amazon
    plisHireMe

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    plisHireMe
    Stay away.
    Sep 13, 2020 0
  • Google
    igxxitsiyc

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    igxxitsiyc
    ... maybe that’s a sign?
    Sep 13, 2020 0
  • Google / Eng
    L-Seх

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    L-Seх
    What kind of stories are you looking for? I've spent many years at Amazon and enjoyed most of them, only leaving when I got stuck with no promo in sight.
    Sep 13, 2020 3
    • Amazon
      jdWyN

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      Amazon
      jdWyN
      Amazon is an excellent place to be if you're joining in manager role. That's something positive.
      Sep 13, 2020
    • Google / Eng
      L-Seх

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      L-Seх
      I was an IC and it was great too. The key is to understand that your future at Amazon depends entirely on you, which includes noticing that your team or org is shit and moving out before it's too late.
      Sep 13, 2020
  • Amazon / Eng
    NoTime

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    NoTime
    Been at Amazon 8 years and only had 3 months where I was truly miserable. Transfered into a team that sounded great and said the right things until I joined, then it felt like the manager was just looking for someone to throw under the bus. Fortunately I had a lot of tenure so it was pretty easy for me to transfer out without the new manager even raising an eyebrow. Been smooth sailing with the new team. All the time prior to those 3 months were fine, too. Lots of learning, building cool things, occasionally butting heads but nothing to really leave a bad taste in my mouth.

    So yeah, roundabout way of saying that there's some truth to those bad things you hear, but there's plenty of non misery to be had
    Sep 13, 2020 0
  • Intel
    olivert

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    olivert
    What does it take to change teams in Amazon ?
    Sep 13, 2020 4
    • Amazon
      NFtN45

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      NFtN45
      I used to interview external candidates for Amazon. Doing that keeps you at the top of your game. But yeah. Maybe 2-3 weeks of Leetcode and Sys design prep otherwise. I recommend everyone working as a Software Engineer interview candidates for their respective companies. It exposes you to the hiring pipeline and keeps you up to date with the interview bar and what people are looking for in software engineers.
      Sep 13, 2020
    • Intel
      olivert

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      olivert
      Thanks, that’s a great way to brush up! Didn’t think about that.
      Sep 13, 2020