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> However, I like them as a amazon.com customer. I guess to make things awesome on the outside, those on the inside have to suffer... I've never understood thi

> However, I like them as a amazon.com customer. I guess to make things awesome on the outside, those on the inside have to suffer... I've never understood this logic. Amazon is making a ton of money (rightly so, imo), they could afford to trim down quite a bit. Why should those on the inside be forced to suffer?

rdtsc 11y ago
I am just saying what the popular explanation for this is. Amazon's own official explanation is probably something along the lines of "frugality" (hey isn't that a leadership principle..., see I learned something from the interview after all!)
ikeboy 11y ago
Their profit margins are tiny. Look up earnings for recent quarters.
- cableshaft 11y ago
  Their profit margins are tiny by design. They put all of their profits into technology investment, and have been doing it intentionally for a long time. See: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/520801/no-stores-no-salesmen-no-profit-no-problem-for-amazon/ http://www.technologyreview.com/news/520801/no-stores-no-sal...
- s73v3r 11y ago
  Isn't that because they tend to reinvest most of their revenue back into the company, instead of paying it out?