Re the Google/Amazon comparison, I've been at one and am at the other now. The article is a little bit overboard, didn't see anyone cry at AWS for instance. But

Re the Google/Amazon comparison, I've been at one and am at the other now. The article is a little bit overboard, didn't see anyone cry at AWS for instance. But overall the general impression is accurate. There's many ways to compare and contrast between the two. Amazon really cares about the customer to an extent I haven't seen at other places. And Google really cares about their employees. Google prides itself on being deliberate to a fault when it comes to hiring while Amazon is a hiring machine, but both have equally high standards. Both pay well, I would say Google is better than Amazon primarily because they don't try to cap your stock grants to a total comp number, but you're not going to get rich in either place if you join now.