Financially it is a better decision because I own a house and land, but convenience wise it is really difficult. After your first year, your vacation time doubles to 10 days but you have to get through the first year. This is a bit of a double edged sword: working from home for many employees is out of the question. But even that didn't prepare me for the workplace hell of Amazon's corporate offices. Ask a lot of questions in your interview about team hours, team culture, work from home policy within the team, and opportunities for growth. Living in the city just isn't for all of us, but if you do you will have everything within walking distance, including your office.I have been working at Amazon full-time for more than a yearI was pleasently surprised how engaging and strength-focused my team has been. You will work in a high-energy, yet casual environment (yes, dogs are allowed here). Pay is competitive and allows you to save for the future. We want people who are excited about working with innovative and disruptive businesses to deliver incredible customer experiences. Prior to working there I spent 5 years on Wall Street working for a top law firm - a demanding and challenging workplace by any measure. I personally appreciate corporate social responsibility but there is very little outside the pro bono efforts of the Legal Department. You will be part of a culture centered on the customer. I personally appreciate the ability to work from home, but as an L4 (level 4) employee, I am required to come into the office, clock in and out, and leave. Working in a big law firm can be rewarding, as can working in a prosecutor's office, for a public defender, or work as a solo practitioner (but there the boss can be a total jerk sometimes). Yes, there is a matching gift program, but it is capped at $10 million (which is a drop in the bucket compared to its yearly expenses) and only applied to a handful of non-profits in Seattle and Virginia. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Amazon is right for you.Copyright © 2008–2020, Glassdoor, Inc. "Glassdoor" and logo are registered trademarks of Glassdoor, Inc. For nine months I have worked with them. Encourage by mgr. Amazon has pushed me to grow more than any other company I have worked forI have been working at Amazon full-time for more than a yearI have been working at Amazon full-time for more than a yearHigh pay, great benefits, advancement opportunities and lost to learnVery long hours and not a good work life balance. But what's working there really like? Apply to Corporate Counsel, Legal Assistant, Contract Manager and more! The panel were ready to hire me but the bar-raiser wasnt. Amazon has announced that it will raise its US minimum wage to $15 an hour. I have stepped up to every project I was was thrown in. Glassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled. Since day one, I've been included in conversations that I feel like I have little reason being in beyond simply building and developing my own strengths and understanding of the overall business. We are integral members of Amazon teams disrupting established ways of doing business for the benefit of our customers – whether it’s reading books on a device (Kindle), providing just about anything you need fast (Amazon.com; PrimeNow), establishing the cloud as the place to do business (AWS), delivering packages by drone (PrimeAir), launching new TV shows (Golden Globe-winning Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy) and many others. 127 Amazon Legal jobs available on Indeed.com. Mistakes will be made but if you have a supportive safety net, they are never catastrophic and always a learning opportunity. A free inside look at company reviews and salaries posted anonymously by employees. Lots of opportunities for growth.I have given them my all on the project but in the end I was not good enough to be an Amazonian but I good to remain a contractor. Ideally they want you for free. Are you sure you want to replace it?Are you sure you want to remove this review from being featured for targeted profile?Glassdoor has 46,040 Amazon reviews submitted anonymously by Amazon employees. Our mission: To be Earth's most customer-centric company. This goal continues today, but Amazon’s customers are worldwide now, and have grown to include millions of Consumers, Sellers, Content Creators, and Developers & Enterprises. This is the employer's chance to tell you why you should work for them. Each of these groups has different needs, and we always work to meet those needs, innovating new solutions to make things easier, faster, better, and more cost-effective. Many employees feel the city and citizens of Seattle should be grateful for Amazon's presence and have a lack of interest in improving the lives of everyone.Stock keeps going up; good experience for employees that you can take to a more employee friendly company; interesting productsNo work-life balance; not near market for salary, vacation time; not friendly to parents; slave labor mentality from exec managementI have been working at Amazon full-time for less than a yearAmazon is full of opportunity. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously – if that sounds interesting, join us.