I'm coming up on five years, and I can tell you that the negative shit spewed in this thread is nothing I've experienced at Amazon. Is it possible some people have experienced these things, even in the last 1-5 years? Yes, it is possible. Just telling you that my experience has not been like this at all.
As with every company, which manager you have and which organization you are in makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Are there people here I wouldn't want to report to? You bet. Is my manager one of them? No. I even switched teams to continue reporting to my manager after they moved to a new role.
I feel compelled to say that I am in no way a shill for Amazon and have never been for any company where I've worked (I've worked in tech companies for a few decades now). When my friends complain to me about how awful Amazon is, I cringe hard and do my best to remain balanced in how I view their feedback. Some of the stories I've read and heard about other people's experiences (especially in fulfillment centers) have been super discouraging and made a lot of us angry. Hey, why don't you quit working there in protest? I've worked in a few other major companies, and I can tell you that all of them have done awful shit that made me want to quit in protest--unfortunately, quitting in protest doesn't pay the mortgage.
As with every company, which manager you have and which organization you are in makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Are there people here I wouldn't want to report to? You bet. Is my manager one of them? No. I even switched teams to continue reporting to my manager after they moved to a new role.
I feel compelled to say that I am in no way a shill for Amazon and have never been for any company where I've worked (I've worked in tech companies for a few decades now). When my friends complain to me about how awful Amazon is, I cringe hard and do my best to remain balanced in how I view their feedback. Some of the stories I've read and heard about other people's experiences (especially in fulfillment centers) have been super discouraging and made a lot of us angry. Hey, why don't you quit working there in protest? I've worked in a few other major companies, and I can tell you that all of them have done awful shit that made me want to quit in protest--unfortunately, quitting in protest doesn't pay the mortgage.