![Kirsty Mallinder, a safety, health and environment technician apprentice](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9af8317/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1280+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff8%2F72%2Fe258ad434593ae09ee036e09830d%2Fjc-00335.jpg)

# Why work at Amazon? Top 5 reasons

*Ambitious career paths and opportunities, a workplace culture designed for innovation, and a focus on sustainability and real-world positive impact – read the top five reasons to work at Amazon.*

Amazon values all of our employees and strives to be Earth’s Best Employer by creating opportunities, progression, benefits, a culture, and [safety](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-safety-in-numbers) for everyone who works here. 

Our employees embody [Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/who-we-are/leadership-principles) and are the driving force behind our unique workplace.

![Smiling person holding HP laptop outdoors with rainbow lanyard](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b5d42eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1667+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fab%2F41%2Feebcf1cb442b9617253c1d285e00%2Fimg-7479.jpg)

- [9 things I wish I knew before working at Amazon](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/working-at-amazon-insights)

Here are the top five reasons to work at Amazon.

## 1. Exciting career paths at Amazon

![Woman in red dress working on laptop at cafe table](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4f15c4e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F28%2Fb4%2Fa0a695924ee79f8ff8ffa6b88264%2Fimg-7692.jpg)

A wide variety of careers are available at Amazon. Software Development, Supply Chain, Transportation Management, Data Science, Marketing, and Customer Service are just a handful of the career pathways we offer. 

Our focus on progression and continual learning allows employees to propel their careers forward. For example, our [Career Choice programme](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-career-choice-programme) empowers eligible employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. The programme offers to pre-pay up to 100% of tuition fees and associated costs for nationally recognised courses up to a value of £3,000 per year, every year.

![Amazon employee Diana Frunza in a safety vest while smiling outside a fulfilment centre](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/69205c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2700x1800+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F30%2F4f%2F276915b847c6a34c569c0071a4cb%2Funp-amazon-46696-laww-ema2-diana-frunza001.jpg)

- [Amazon's Career Choice: Everything you need to know about the education benefit that pre-pays up to 100% of tuition fees](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-career-choice-programme)

Whatever background, qualifications, or aspirations you might have, Amazon offers opportunities.

## 2. Amazon pay and employee benefits

![Two colleagues working together on laptops in a modern office](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c24c2b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1601x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F87%2F35%2F4f27c2244546aa6e315dcfbc6f85%2Finline-image-19-4-1.png)

Amazon’s [benefits for employees](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-employee-benefits) begin on day one, offering a range of support for workers and eligible family members.

This includes private medical insurance for all our regular full-time employees, regardless of their seniority, tenure, or position. We provide access to critical illness insurance, free counselling services, and eye tests in collaboration with Specsavers. 

![An engineer wearing a vest that lights up](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8d66f85/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+1+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F93%2F04%2Fc90eed864d38bf386a10de4bde96%2Finlines-uk-brs1-fc-dsc-2207.jpg)

- [10 Amazon employee benefits in the UK you probably didn’t know about ](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-employee-benefits)

Amazon offers competitive wages too, with [pay for operational roles starting between £15.10 and £16.10 per hour](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/company-news/amazon-minimum-salary-operations-employees-2026), depending on location. This equates to annual starting salaries of between £31,408 and £33,488 for full-time frontline employees across the country.

## 3. Amazon’s commitment to creating an inclusive workplace

![Amazon employees Timi and Hayden examining package on industrial assembly line](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/6ec1392/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5b%2F76%2F1d53400045f6bc4da44242f8281b%2Funp-amazon-46852-lcy2-supported-internship019.JPG)

We actively recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. Our partnerships with universities, institutions, and colleges allow us to hire candidates from a range of educational and socio-economic backgrounds. 

We also have initiatives that focus on gender diversity and inclusion, building skills for tech leaders from diverse backgrounds, empowering the next generation with opportunities in STEM programmes, celebrating our LGBTQ+ community, military initiatives, and more.

![A woman and two men stand outside an Amazon fulfilment centre](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/53b3fc9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2a%2F23%2F1fbab7be4f68bd13476f0bb94e3e%2Fjamie-brandon-and-tutor-daria-pavlenko-rugby.JPG)

- [Amazon supported internships: Everything you need to know](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-supported-internships)

We are proud to be [ranked in the top 50 of The Social Mobility Employer Index](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/company-news/amazon-social-mobility-employer-index-2024), and to have partnered with [The Bridge Group](https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/) to publish the [first report on social mobility opportunities in the retail and logistics sector](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/amazon-social-mobility-report). We have also launched programmes that provide pathways into Amazon, such as our [JOBS Project](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/community/amazon-and-barnardos-launch-ground-breaking-programme-to-help-young-people-into-work), an employability programme for young people leaving care who are not in education, employment, or training.

Amazon’s inclusive culture is also cultivated through employee-led groups with local ‘chapters’ across the world. This includes Glamazon, Amazon’s LGBTQ+ group which was named as one of the [top 10 global LGBTQ+ networks in the Global Diversity List](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/glamazon-is-named-as-one-of-the-top-10-global-lgbt-networks) and leads our annual Pride celebrations at Amazon. 

Other employee-led groups include Women@Amazon and the Black Employee Network (BEN), who all lead celebrations, events, education. and mentoring sessions throughout the year including Black History Month and International Women’s Day.

## 4. Amazon’s flexible work options

![A man, wearing a dastaar (or turban) in an Amazon fulfilment center (warehouse). He is moving packages from a conveyor belt to a large cart to be shipped. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dbe7df3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F1a%2Ff8%2F3eff67cd47d7bace2a1a0b689b88%2F20180604operationsbfi5stock-js-04-rt-copy.png)

At Amazon, we strive to offer choices for our employees that enable them to better manage their home and work commitments.

That’s why we have [launched flexible work initiatives such as our term-time contracts](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-term-time-contracts), providing our operations employees guaranteed time off during Summer, Easter, and Christmas holidays, promoting more time at home with their families. This is available to parents, grandparents, and guardians of school-age children.

![An Amazon fulfillment centre employee scanning a package on a conveyor belt](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/16d3d4f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+1+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F62%2Fdb%2Fa48b8ffe4038a8806d1c9b26b927%2Fweb-hero-20230227-amazon-199.jpg)

- [Amazon term-time contracts: Everything you need to know](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/working-at-amazon/amazon-term-time-contracts)

Amazon also offer a four-day working week to fulfilment centre employees in the UK, and flexible part-time contracts for a minimum of 80 hours a month which lets employees pick and mix the shifts which suit their needs; part-day or full-day, day or night, weekday or weekend. 

These contracts can support people who are unable to find work due to family or other commitments that require flexibility.

## 5. A unique culture that breeds invention

![Two colleagues working on laptops in an outdoor settings, with greenery behind them](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/34c6016/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1601x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0c%2Fdc%2F5ae3caaa4ab887ae19dd9430e1b5%2Finline-image-18-2.png)

At the forefront of Amazon is customer-centric innovation, driven by a team of leaders and innovators that pursue excellence.

Our [Leadership Principles](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/who-we-are/leadership-principles) define our culture, helping us relentlessly pursue our mission of being Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, striving to be Earth’s Best Employer, and the Safest Place To Work. 

An example of this is Amazon’s “Disagree And Commit” Leadership Principle which encourages everyone to speak up and have a voice, no matter what level they are, creating a workplace rich with diverse viewpoints that are key for problem solving and invention.

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