The culture described is by design one that fits an aggressive growth business model. The simplest way to describe it is that you do your time at Amazon the bra

The culture described is by design one that fits an aggressive growth business model. The simplest way to describe it is that you do your time at Amazon the brand and then you downshift in a higher role at a second tier company. The same, for instance, for NYC police: they work hard to build their professional chops and then they write their ticket anywhere in the country. It is hard on the employees and it takes young blood to do it. In the end, that's the bargain: Amazon imparts a little bit of its brand on your resume and then you have to know how to use it.