> There are absolutely a lot of things at Amazon that range from less than ideal to outright sleazy, as you rightly point out. I was just saying that if you pro

> There are absolutely a lot of things at Amazon that range from less than ideal to outright sleazy, as you rightly point out. I was just saying that if you promise 3 years for a 401k vest and some people can do it in 2, that specifically isn't problematic. Fair enough; I expect people who value being treated equitably who started in January (or worse, July) might take a different view as to whether it's problematic :). > I'm well aware of their shady compensation practices. I've gotten only sub-1% annual raises, in large part due to the very well performing company stock being counted as part of my total annual compensation. For what it's worth, your annual review is negotiable. See my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10111816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10111816