cxa0897 wrote:
That's awesome to hear. Do you work alongside MBAs or are they generally a tier above you? I figure most MBA's are going to be decently up the chain
I work alongside MBAs! They're not much above me, actually. For example, my direct manager is a step above the level of straight out of B school hires. It would actually make sense for me to work at Amazon forever because the progression is pretty fast. But the idea of working 10+ years at the same company I was hired out of undergrad from seems really claustrophobic...
Here's a rough guide to our leveling system, from the knowledge of someone near the bottom of the ladder:
Level 1-3 (usually warehouse associates), don't have any of these working at HQ (or at least that I interact with or know of)
Level 4 - straight out of undergrad or 1-2 years of experience; typically takes ~2 years to rotate and be promoted to next level
Level 5 - usually internal promotions; typically takes ~2 years to rotate and be promoted to next level
Level 6 - level that fresh MBA hires come in as; much longer time to be promoted to next level (maybe 3-4 years?)
Level 7 -
Level 8 -
Level 9 - (this doesn't exist to my knowledge, and no one knows why lol)
Level 10 - VP
... and beyond
Here's what my personal upwards reporting structure looks like, I am at the end of my node:
Me (5)
Manager (7)
Manager's manager (team leader, ~30 people)
VP
Another VP
SVP
CEO (one of a few, not Jeff B)
Jeff Bezos