Is Amazon WLB really that bad?

Apple
Mfnp15

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Mfnp15
May 2, 2018 30 Comments

I have been seeing lot of people on blind say that Amazon is the worst in terms of WLB. Is this really true? I will be interviewing for the Alexa skills team and I am getting scared what I am getting myself into.

P.S When I say bad do people work more than 10-6 daily (like work at night and all). If so how frequently?

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  • Amazon
    MCdU46

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    MCdU46
    Highly dependent on the team. I work 35-40 hours a week, WFH whenever I want, and have effectively unlimited vacation (my manager doesn't bother tracking it). Everyone on my team does the same, so it's not like I'm about to get fired or anything. Just got a great review too.
    May 2, 2018 3
  • Donโ€™t waste your time
    May 2, 2018 0
  • Apple / Eng
    ๐ŸŽ is shit

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    PRE
    Amazon
    ๐ŸŽ is shit
    Donโ€™t forget that wlb entails more than just daily hours. At amazon, standard days off, like Black Friday, Christmas Eve, New Yearโ€™s Eve, etc, are NOT holidays. U also get only 6 sick/personal days a year. Vacation time is also pretty minimal

    And donโ€™t forget about on call/pager duty! On call rotations are exceptionally bad on teams like aws, lots of getting paged at night, on weekends, etc. not sure what the on calls would be like on Alexa skills but keep this in mind when thinking about wlb
    May 3, 2018 5
  • Oracle
    Poop.

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    Poop.
    A bunch of sissies here. 10 to 7 is terrible wlb? Typical week is 10 to 12 hours Monday to Wednesday, and 8 to 10 hours Thursday to Friday.
    May 3, 2018 2
    • Amazon / Eng
      VTech Bro

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      VTech Bro
      No kids, right?

      You can keep your Oracle job
      May 3, 2018
    • Oracle
      Poop.

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      Poop.
      Have a kid. Serious though ...i thought 50 to 55 hours was the norm for big companies and that amazon was worse, which is why ive never considered amazon. If 50 hours is all it takes then sign me up.
      May 3, 2018
  • Amazon
    oJqY24

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    oJqY24
    Depends on team. My hours are 9:30 - 5:30. I knew someone's were 11 - 5, and after a year he transferred as he felt bored at the previous team. I also know someone usually works ~10 hours a day.
    May 2, 2018 0