Women's Ratings
Women's Job Satisfaction (5=very satisfied)
wasnob
January 1970
You need to be able to stand up for yourself, be willing to call out men for repeating your ideas, speak up at the table, figure out what you need to take a stand on and what you need to let slide, and be ready to work hard. Carefully vet the group you are going to and the manager and skip manager.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
>$150k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
No
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Promotion, Hiring
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5It depends on which org you work for. Mine is very flexible; others are very much inflexible.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Promote more women into leadership positions
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. It depends on the job, the manager/org, the level and desire to be promoted (and at what speed), and how much backbone you have.
anon3644
January 1970
Try to do your job and stay out of the politics.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$0-$25k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
Yes
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Promotion
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5They are flexible to a point. I knew another woman who had an anxiety attack and requested medical leave suggested by their Dr. and instead they ended up getting fired.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
NA
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Policies
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve my compensation
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Its a good job but you have to be able to put up with childish coworkers and managers who still think they are in high school clicks and bullies.
Dee Dee
Operations Manager
Operations
January 1970
Don't work here. Men tend to gang up on women who want to collaborate or share praise It is seen as weak and they use wo.en as scapegoats.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
No
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Pay, Promotion, Evaluation and Reviews
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5Expected to work at least 70 hours a week. Admonished for taking any time and expected to respond at all hours.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Reduce the "young boys club". Fitting into what they rho k a good employee looks like is very prevalent. Young, white males are praised. Fitting in to the clique is more important than delivering results. Challenge their group think paradigm.
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Recommend to Women?
No
FairyTeaTime
Sales
January 1970
Talk to people inside and make sure you're in a team where they value flexiblity and aren't obsessed with sky-high targets
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
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Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
I'm not sure
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Pay, Promotion, Evaluation and Reviews
-
Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5Really hard to give a figure as some teams are great at it and some are horrendous, with very long hours and strict rule
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Varies a lot across different areas. I would not recommend the sales team I was in before, but I'm now in a tech team and it's much better
FirstTimeMom2017
January 1970
If you want to have a baby, great! The maternity leave is awesome (paid for five months). If you already have a family, or once you get back from leave, good luck! Don't expect any special treatment; your hours and travel won't change.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
-
Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
I'm not sure
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5Hours and travel are sometimes flexible, and at other times, non-negotiable. Great maternity leave, but don't expect to work less than 12 hour days during the week...and possibly weekends, too. Brutal environment.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)
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Recommend to Women?
No
EcommGal
Account Executive
Sales
January 1970
Has come a long way and continues to improve on maternity, job shares and promoting women
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
>$150k
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Recent Bonus
$50k-$100k
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5Amazon Media Group has a very flexible shceudle for their sales staff. Many hours are spent on the road traveling so there is time allowed to work from home.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve my compensation
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Recommend to Women?
Yes
anon2993
Software Development Manager
Engineering
January 1970
Amazon has managers, so if you find a good one stick with him or her. Generally the company rewards leaders for business results even if they are not good people managers/leaders.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
>$150k
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Recent Bonus
>$100k
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5 -
Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
-
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Culture, Policies
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Promote more women into leadership positions
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Terrible promotion process, this requires a ton of work on managers and most people that do get promote (esp. at higher levels) pretty much push their managers and manage the political process of gathering support. This does not help women get promoted at same rate, as most women will only push their managers to that extend when they are way overdue for promotions.
anon2978
Sr Social Media Manager
Marketing
January 1970
Find a mentor and find allies. We misuse a leadership principle (Earns Trust) as a crutch for calling women "demanding", "bitchy". we are aggressive not assertive.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
>$150k
-
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Pay, Promotion, Evaluation and Reviews
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5My team is flexible in terms of hours and if you need to work from home but that also goes the opposite way as in, they expect you to be available all the time and work crazy hours.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. There are a ton of different teams at Amazon and some women have good experiences. I would encourage female applicants to network with Amazonians and ask a lot of questions about culture.
redshift
January 1970
Be prepared to experience some low key, classic misogyny: getting interrputed by men, having to fight a little harder to be taken seriously, etc. If you can handle that, you will learn a lot. Also be prepared to be discouraged that there are virtually no women in director-level positions or above.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Pay, Promotion, Hiring, Evaluation and Reviews
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5 -
Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
-
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Promote more women into leadership positions
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. As a human being, I would recommend working here. As a woman, I probably would not. The leadership of our team is entirely made up of men. Diversity is referred to as a "problem", not an area of opportunity. Women are frequently talked over, not taken as seriously as their male counterparts, and struggle to find opportunities to advance in their careers, despite having delivered on just as much as the men receiving promotions over them.
anon2911
Area Manager
Operations
January 1970
Dont do it if you want a family; work-life balance is poor
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5 -
Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
-
One Thing Employer Could Improve
Treat me like a real person and provide communication/feedback
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Recommend to Women?
Yes
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