Left Amazon after 7.5+ years; Here is my honest review.
<p>I left Amazon to pursue other opportunities to fuel my career growth. When I joined Amazon Vancouver, the office was small with less than 200 employees. At the time I decided to leave, Amazon Vancouver had offices in multiple buildings incorporating thousands of employees. On my last day with the company, more than 97% overall of Amazon employees were hired after me. Both Amazon and myself experienced growth simultaneously.</p>
<h1>TL;DR</h1>
<p>I joined during one of the darkest times at Amazon. Thanks to the New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> controversial article</a> in 2015 (one year after I joined), Amazon started some internal changes to improve the work environment. I came on board as a junior engineer and left as a senior. Looking back on my time as an Amazon employee, I do realize that I had made a lot of mistakes on the job. However, I’m happy that at least I can now recognize what I did wrong and avoid making the same mistakes again over time. To cut the story short, it’s hard for me to think of specific times where I felt indifferent regarding Amazon. My emotion toward the company was basically either love or hate. Based on my personal experience, I would like to share some of the things that I liked the most about Amazon and what I think could be improved or changed altogether.</p>
<h1>What I liked a lot about Amazon</h1>
<p>These are some of the reasons I enjoyed while working at Amazon. The company possesses many positive traits that can be beneficial to the growth and development of your career and expertise.</p>
<h2>The ultimate ownership</h2>
<p>One thing I really loved about working at Amazon is that you are not simply assigned a task to follow blindly. Instead, you are responsible for owning a project from start to finish. In some instances, you are only given a vague description of what needs to be done. Therefore, you have to communicate with many people to clarify the problem. Then, you follow suit by preparing a design, talk to more people, and revise the plan till you reach the final consensus. Afterwards, you can continue with implementation, testing, and a launch plan. Even after the completion, you continue watching the project to make sure it has been a successful feature.</p>
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