Operations Intern Review

by Amazon

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Rating

1.3/5
  • The Role
    1.0
  • The Company
    1.3
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Enjoyed the project but lack of guidance from my manager has ruined my experience. Manager does not care about progress one bit, and a number of interns feel the same way who work in other departments with different managers.

    2/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Manager is non-existent and my mentor does not even know my project so I'm not too sure why a mentor is even in in place

    1/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I gave up my summer to work for Amazon and how I've been treated by my manager is disrespectful. No guidance & no opportunities to show what I can offer and in 7 weeks working for Amazon, I've probably spent less than 1 hour receiving help of my manager and mentor. It pushed me even further to find a company who are dedicated to employee growth.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Rarely nothing. With my project I've been waiting continuously on my manager to give me guidance. Managers actions show that he does not care about interns. When I've spoken to my HR manager & regional director (who were excellent) his attitude towards me improves but these are short term changes but not long term. My mentor does not even know what to do with me-I'm supposed to be delivering a project but he has admitted to not even writing a project plan-so when I do need help, I'm alone.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The more questions I'm given in this Survey the more angry I begin to feel, especially when considering how I took this internship to learn and contribute, more than anything else.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Degree has not helped, but previous internship experience as well as extra curricular activities have.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Typical work atmosphere.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I've seen the 13 week internship plan (which my manager wasn't supposed to show me). Nothing from the plan has been followed at all. If the plan was followed this experience could have been so much better.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lol.......is this a trick question? No help, no development and no training. From the first day I've been put on a desk & when I do need help it's taken much much longer partly because of the lack of personal training and development, but mainly because of the lack of having a manager.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Healthcare/Dental
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • WOULD NOT RECOMMENDED PEOPLE TO INTERN HERE OR DO A GRADUATE SCHEME WITH AMAZON ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO LEARN & CONTRIBUTE.

    1/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Absolutely shocking

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • salary was good and cost of living was not so bad.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife is what you expect in an area like this.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Non at all

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

July 2016

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