Amazon promotes a customer-centric mindset where it is always “day 1” – meaning that team members are encouraged to innovate, invent and make smart choices. With a focus on hiring and maintaining talented employees who are motivated and entrepreneurial, the company cultivates a culture of high standards. As such, Amazon strives to provide great benefits to its full time employees, including flexible healthcare coverage options, financial security via retirement and insurance plans, the ability to own restricted stock units, free employee resources and assistance programs, discounts and more. Hourly employees can opt to participate in Amazon’s career development program, which includes 95 percent prepaid tuition and related expenses and builds their professional skill sets. Amazon has been ranked in the top three for five consecutive years on LinkedIn’s “Top Companies U.S.” list.
