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"Amazon is the most exciting and dynamic company in the world now in my opinion. It always puts the customer first and isn't afraid to take risks and innovate. It seems like they're really blue sky thinkers, so nothing is off limits, and I want to work in an atmosphere like that."
I dislike the authoritative leadership they have in place. Look, I have many good ideas, and I tried to move them forward, trying to help the company. But from my position I am not allowed to suggest any improvements. I am supposed to follow the orders of my superior, and that’s it. I am looking forward for a place of work where they value creative thinking and where managers are receptive to the feedback from their subordinates… This is not the case with my present employer. What I really dislike is that there is no room for growth in that company. It’s a small business, and as an accountant I cannot really move up the career ladder. Surely, I learned a lot with them, and I also believe that I helped them to save a lot of money with my work. But I am getting older, and I believe that I should have a better job at the moment, perhaps a role of a financial manager, or leader of a team of accounts. That’s why I want to leave them, and apply for a job in your corporation, where I see more opportunities for career growth. There’s nothing I dislike about the job in particular. It’s just that I feel I am not rewarded enough for the work I do for them. Surely, maybe they do not have the budget to pay me more, and that’s fine. But I honestly believe that with my experience I should be earning more than 50K annually. I have a family, two small children, and a better salary is really needed with all the expenses we have right now. I dislike everything about my job in the publishing house. The rush, the deadlines, the climate in the office, the constant expectations to come up with a new story, something that will grab attention of the readers. I am just tired of this way of work, after long fifteen years in the business. That’s why I am sitting here in front of you, applying for a job for which I certainly look overqualified. But I have to change my career, and a simple manual work, in a calm place, is exactly the kind of job I am looking for right now. I do not dislike anything in particular, I’d just love to move in a different direction in my programming career. You see, the company I work for designs games for gaming consoles, but I’d like to focus more on artificial intelligence and robotics. You are one of the leading players in this field, at least in our state, and that’s why I decided to try my luck with you. But I certainly cannot say anything bad about my present employer–they treat me well, and I like their company culture. It’s just that I would like to work on different projects. Speaking honestly, I simply didn’t fit well to the team in the workplace. They are mostly older people, they know each other for years, and I had a feeling that they considered me a competition, or even an enemy, because I tried to come up with some new ideas, and challenged the status quo in the company. I can clearly feel that since then the atmosphere in the workplace deteriorated, and my colleagues are sometimes purposely blocking me in my work. I tried to discuss things openly with them, but it didn’t bring any results. Speaking frankly, I dislike my salary. Now, salary isn’t the most important thing for me. But when you have a family, and bills to pay, items add up pretty quickly, and you easily end up with an empty bank account. I know that people with my job earn better, in many companies in this area. And I see no reason why I shouldn’t earn more. I want to assure you that I discussed the issue with my manager. But they said that in the current state of economy they could not offer me anything better. So here I am, interviewing for the job with you, because your salary offer is much better. Ensure them that you discussed the problem with your superiors To dislike something is one thing, to leave the company without discussing the issue with your superiors another. Of course not everything can be changed, and it makes no sense to debate the company culture, or general leadership style, with your direct superior. But if you dislike your salary, or a behavior of one of your colleagues, or perhaps the fact that they haven’t promoted you for years, you should ensure the interviewers that you discussed the issue with the responsible people from the company. You tried, but they didn’t react positively, and that’s the reason why you eventually decided to look for a new job. See sample answers no. 6 and no. 7 as a good illustration of this explanation. * May also interest you: How to dress for an interview – 5 things to consider when choosing your clothes. Feel free to dislike everything, if you opt for a career change Career change is a big step, and if you decided to make it, you should have a good reason. Such a good reason can be a burnout, a complete loss of motivation, or the fact that you dislike absolutely everything about your present job. When you are changing your career, you will typically earn much less in your new job, and you will have to learn a lot of things. That’s why it is crucial to present strong enough arguments in the interview, to backup your decision. Disliking everything is definitely a strong argument. See sample answer no. 4 as a good example of this situation. What type of work environment do you dislike working in? If they ask about working environment in particular, the most important thing is to make sure you do not mention something that’s typical for their working environment, that means your new place of work. Let me show you an example. Imagine that the company promotes open offices, and basically you have no real privacy in the workplace (unless you go for a toilet or cigarette break of course :)). Saying that you hated lack of privacy in your previous job would definitely be a showstopper in such a case in your job interview. Keep it on your mind and do a good research before going there. Another alternative is saying that you are flexible adaptable, and do not really dislike any type of working environment. Sure enough each concept has some pluses and minuses. You won’t love everything, but you also do not look for perfection, since you know it doesn’t exist in this world. Unless something really toxic happens in the workplace (such as cunning or bullying behavior), you are good to go, and can enjoy working in any type of place. What are some positive aspects of your last employment/employer? What are some negative aspects? I also want to briefly touch on this version of a question, since I’ve seen it quite commonly on job application forms lately. And no doubt they use it in the interviews as well. In my opinion, the most important thing is to focus on positive aspects primarily. Nobody wants to hire an employee who’s bitter and sees only the bad things in the job. Even if you had a really bad experience in the last job, you can praise the things you learned, and how the negative experience made you stronger. It is also important not blaming others. You should accept also your party of a responsibly. Let me show you a good example. Instead of saying “I had a terrible boss“, you should say that the negative aspect of your job was “A bad (or not ideal) relationship with the superior“. It may seem like the same thing for an outsider, but a skilled interviewer see a profound difference here. Pointing out “a terrible boss”, you in a way say everything was their mistake–they treated you unfairly, everything bad was their guilt. Calling it “a bad relationship” you accept your part of the guilt--the two of you simply didn’t get along well together, for one reason or another. Sure, maybe the boss is primarily to blame, but you accept that you could also do something better… At the end of the day, salary matters Of course it’s nice to claim that salary is not the deciding factor for you, that you see a meaningful purpose in your job, and do not care whether you earn 20K or 100K annually. At the end of the day, however, you are neither a a hermit nor an outcast. You live in the society, and you have bills to pay each month (which is getting tougher and tougher with the inflation we see right now), and perhaps you have also kids to feed. Therefor it is all right to say that you dislike the salary in your present job, as long as you manage to communicate your message in the right way. You should say that you asked for a raise, but did not get it. And you should also have something to backup your claims. For example the fact that people who have the same position earn much better in some other companies… or that you’ve been earning the same amount for years, and never got a raise. See sample answers no. 3 and no. 7 as a good example of this attitude. Ready to answer this one? I hope so! But it isn’t be the only difficult question you will face in your interview. You will face questions about prioritization, dealing with pressure, dealing with ambiguity, and other tricky scenarios that happen in the workplace. If you want to make sure that you stand out with your answers and outclass your competitors, have a look at our Interview Success Package....Read More
Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
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I am a professional Amazon company
Yesh i am very happy
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)
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Very good company
Nothing as such
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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👍I'm fresher
No amazon is excellent it services
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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Good comp any inthe Amazon
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Happy with this company.
Nothing. All are good in this company.
Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)
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High pay is a problem, they make us out of market. No skill development opportunity, keep doing what you do.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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I love the work culture, the inclusiveness and clarity of thoughts. Fortunately I got a very inspiring manager
Promotion time bond
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Amazon is a good to all employees
Amazon is not bad company
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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The brand itself
Job security Unethical practices Partiality Worst Management It's not what Amazon stands for
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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I really feel happy on working at Amazon
Nothing, everything is fine
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Like the great learning and growth opportunities
Very bad culture
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Amazon work environment very good.
I have joined Amazon 2 times but every 2 times they hired as a contractual job.
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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In Amazon the culture that we follow is very good and work-life balance is a perfect example for amazon employees.
If its a non tech role then the only drawback of amazon is it pays you less than the market value.
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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The people in the company are all helpful and listen every individual point of view.
There is nothing to dislike about the company but from perspective I didn't like the job that I do and it is just my point of view as there are many people who liked that job.
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
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Work life balance Work Culture to some extent Job security Infrastructure
Peanut increments Frequency of promotions Meaningless, everyone-can-do kind of work Role name is content writer but nothing to do with content writing
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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1. High Work Pressure – The fast-paced environment and high expectations can sometimes be stressful. 2 - Strict matrix monitoring
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
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I really enjoyed doing the job. I liked that it was work from home .If I get a chance again, I want to work in Amazon again.I have been working for 4.5 years and never got a Pip Cap.
When I was terminated, my mistake was not pointed out to me, he said that it was my mistake; my manager also did not try to save my job, he himself used to take a lot of leaves in the last 6 months, whereas I never got CAP or PIP and was directly terminated. Whatever happened, I want to return as soon as possible, in March itself.
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
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Nothing!
Everything - There is no work-life balance. Salary paid is very less and working load is of 3 times. Daily in huddles managers threaten employees about layoffs without any reason. Managers have targeting nature. They don't train you enough. If you haven't been at office due to health issues. They start thinking that you are not interested in job. Most importantly when parent had heart attack. They discuss about policies. 1st day I was told not to talk with anyone at workplace. They do micro-micro management. I guess this process managers are worst....Read More
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Worst place to work
Management even if you want to grow and move to different department according to your skillset they will not let you
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
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Worst winter, rainy, or summer session issues; management does not care, only focusing on package clearing by the date.
Salaries are not good. They are 10.5k per month. Not increasing salaries for seven to eight years, even for new employees, is unfair. We have discussed salary increases with management, but they are not listening. The minimum acceptable salary is 10,000 per month. If targets are not met, the company will deduct 10 rupees per package. The company owner runs over 20 branches, but management refuses to increase salaries, focusing only on expansion. This is harming employees....Read More
Work timings: Strict Timings
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Wfh and advance salary options. They are given other benefits that boosts the moral of employees
Not 100% job security, if they focus on providing permanent job then there is no competition for Amazon
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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