I am sharing my experience with Amazon. Unbeknownst to me I was joining the Sub Same Day delivery network (SSD) as an external. There is no learning team. It's all "go to the start page" to get answers or slack a peer, etc. The particular site I am at is horrible metric wise and has been since launch. Benefits are awesome and so is 3 days off in a row. Compensation isn't bad at all, but I could make more going back to retail with much less stress. It's a fear based network. Do NOT recommend!

I’m excited to be joining Amazon as an Operations Manager and want to make the most impact from day one. I’d love advice from anyone who has been and OM or has experience in Amazon operations: Most important priorities in the first 30-60-90 days? Common pitfalls new managers should avoid? Tops for building credibility quickly with the team and partners? Resources, habits, or strategies that helped you succeed early in the role? I appreciate any guidance or personal experiences you can share!

Anyone work for Amazon as an EA? Any insight, input, work-life balance perspective: This is an in-office position under the umbrella of Amazon, but specifically for a zappos dot com / shopbop dot com role. I'm doing first round interviews soon after passing the pre-screen app & questionaire. I'm a hard working but not sure how stressful it will be. Second round interviews include a marathon 4-6 hours (sounds like a blast).

To all the folks who have also been affected by the Amazon layoffs - I wish so many blessings for y'all. I know how awful all of this has been, and if your area is anything like mine, there aren't even any transfers for you to go to. I hope y'all are able to find a better job or get a proper position somewhere else in Amazon. I can't believe they would just layoff so many people at once, but human beings are resilient - we're all going to make it through this.

Evaluating two ~$300K TC opportunities: Kearney Manager (Supply Chain Design & Optimization) vs Amazon Robotics Sr. New Product Lead (autonomous last-mile robotics). Background in network optimization, OR/analytics, warehousing/capacity planning, plus prior MBB experience. Mainly trying to understand leadership quality, culture, sustainability, growth trajectory, and day-to-day reality. Feel free to DM. Kearney Amazon

Amazon Data Engineer (L5) — Virtual (US) — Offer. I recently cracked it. Process: recruiter chat (30m) → 1–2 tech screens (SQL/Python/ETL + optimization) → loop 4–5 panels: SQL deep dive, ETL design, data modeling; Manager + Bar Raiser (LP-heavy). Prep: joins/windows/CTEs; nested JSON, sliding windows, dedup/late data; facts/dims, SCD, partitions; Redshift/S3/Spark. Takeaway: tech + LPs both key; ~4 weeks.

Asking for my spouse: My husband has been with Amazon Prime Video since 2019. He got impacted during the recent layoffs in Oct. He has just received an offer from AWS and needs to respond by 12/26. We are in NY and he needs to move to Seattle for this. He also has two stage 4 interviews in the pipeline for Coinbase and DoorDash in Jan week 1. Should he accept the AWS offer as a fallback?

Considering a lateral move for tax manager at Amazon. Similar comp and level from Deloitte, but looking to break from consulting and better quality of life. What are your experiences moving from DT / Big4 to Amazon? I’m ok with the office attendance as long as I can limit how much work needs to be brought home - really tired of the late night grind.

Looking to get out of Amazon - does anyone have any suggestions for other companies in the DMV area for IT audit? So far I’ve been looking at Capital One, EY, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and Accenture - how does the culture compare to Amazon? Most important factors for me are stability and potential for growth (clear promotion guidelines)!

It is beyond tiring - checking Amazon jobs for any open roles and seeing there is PLENTY but only to countries OUTSIDE the USA! Nearly all opportunities to grow internally go to India, Costa Rica, Colombia, etc. Watching inflating prices of everything except wages! The job market is horrible but Im not giving up.