Working at Amazon
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Working at Amazon
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Re: Working at Amazon
#2it's interesting how Amazon is now positioning themselves as a tier 1 employer.
They used to be a tier2.
AFAIK they also have a brutal pager culture where you're awoken in the middle of the night.
Re: Working at Amazon
#3The site is now offline, probably due to load.
Google cache link for the lazy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:70Vxjs...
Re: Working at Amazon
#4Thanks for writing this, and with all due respect:
This exact article could have been copy/pasted from any of the other big-tech companies. What makes Amazon different?
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#5Thanks for writing this, and with all due respect: This exact article could have been copy/pasted from any of the other big-tech companies. What makes Amazon different?
The way Amazon does one-pagers is sort of unique.
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#6Thanks for writing this, and with all due respect: This exact article could have been copy/pasted from any of the other big-tech companies. What makes Amazon different?
The author says as much:
> ...but at the end of the day it’s just another high-tech company, nothing surprising.
Re: Working at Amazon
#7it's interesting how Amazon is now positioning themselves as a tier 1 employer. They used to be a tier2. AFAIK they also have a brutal pager culture where you're awoken in the middle of the night.
Isn't that the point of a pager system?
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#8The site is now offline, probably due to load. Google cache link for the lazy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:70Vxjs...
> I generally say “I help keep the Internet running” and you know what? That’s not a total lie.
Re: Working at Amazon
#9The biggest flaw in working for all those mega corps, is that despite their size, they still haven't fully embraced remote work. Yes there are island, but Amazon are still looking for that "2nd city" to locate in. Some people may dig going to an office, I don't. If you're lucky to be early in a given neighborhood, you can probably retire on renting out your house.
If you're late, like applying to Amazon now would be, you're just a blue collar worker, with higher turnover - you earn more and spend on rent. Especially in places like Seattle if I was to relocate with the family, I'd be an indentured servant, with obligations to pay high rent/mortgage, I'd probably have nowhere to change jobs to, if Amazon didn't work out.
One can dwell on small things like which version control does a company use, but ultimately, they are failing to deliver on the "quality of life" thing.