alt Hacker NewsAfter reading so many horror stories (whether actually true or not), my mind now just associates working at Amazon with mostly negatives: They're going to ride you like a horse and beat you up, for below-average compensation, and then if you want to claw your way up, it's a Game Of Thrones style slugfest with few winners. The opposite of "Rest and Vest." If this is exaggerated, they sure aren't doing any PR work to deny it or counter this negative reputation.
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Hiring ex-Amazon managers credibly signals to capital markets that a tech company past its hype phase is getting serious about controlling costs and disciplining lazy or entitled engineers. It’s in their interest to have this reputation.
> for below-average compensation
Maybe compared to FAANG, but not compared to most corporate developer jobs out there.
They also produce legions of managers who get fed up working for amazon and leave for greener pastures which they then turn toxic.
It’s better for them if they have this reputation. It lets them select for desperate people.
At least in Europe I have a lot of trouble finding companies paying me as much as Amzn does, and it’s not even close.
Perhaps working for American companies remotely will change that view, but it’s too much a hassle for me at the moment.
> they sure aren't doing any PR work to deny it or counter this negative reputation.
They don't seem to give a shit. In the retail space their name means "low quality Chinese counterfeit products with fake reviews" and I've seen no effort on Amazon's part to counter that perception either.