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I think it's important to note this person has to remain anonymous just to voice their concerns about the their employer > This person, who has spoken with me

I think it's important to note this person has to remain anonymous just to voice their concerns about the their employer > This person, who has spoken with me on the condition that their name not be revealed for fear of professional retribution This is not how an workplace environment should be. Don't one of Amazon's leadership principals talk about being vocally self-critical? Yet they drive such a fear mongering culture where unless you're making soft complaints you have to be silent or anonymous for fear of being fired.

zdragnar 8y ago
I think there's a difference between speaking up internally and bad-mouthing your employer in public (especially to the press). I can't think of any company that would let that slide.
- burger_moon 8y ago
  You would consider this article bad mouthing amazon? The way I interpret 'bad mouthing' is saying things which are false, or misrepresenting what Amazon is does. I don't think the author made any misrepresentations of what Amazon is doing with their involvement but rather bringing to light that employees do not agree with their policies, that to me anyways is in a different category than bad mouthing.
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bwood 8y ago
This is pretty common for large enterprises. They have an official PR mouth and any public communication regarding the company which doesn't first pass the PR filter is often a fireable offense, even if it's all positive and puts the company in a good light. If Amazon talks about being vocally self-critical, they almost certainly mean in the context of internal improvement, not talking freely to the press. Even if employees try raising issues internally at first, most companies won't take kindly to an employee going public. Please note that I am not defending Amazon, simply saying that this is bog-standard and not surprising.
kareemsabri 8y ago
450 Amazon employees delivered a signed letter to Bezos stating their opposition to the program. Maybe this person is just a coward.

zdragnar 8y ago

I think there's a difference between speaking up internally and bad-mouthing your employer in public (especially to the press). I can't think of any company that would let that slide.

burger_moon 8y ago
You would consider this article bad mouthing amazon? The way I interpret 'bad mouthing' is saying things which are false, or misrepresenting what Amazon is does. I don't think the author made any misrepresentations of what Amazon is doing with their involvement but rather bringing to light that employees do not agree with their policies, that to me anyways is in a different category than bad mouthing.
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bwood 8y ago

This is pretty common for large enterprises. They have an official PR mouth and any public communication regarding the company which doesn't first pass the PR filter is often a fireable offense, even if it's all positive and puts the company in a good light. If Amazon talks about being vocally self-critical, they almost certainly mean in the context of internal improvement, not talking freely to the press. Even if employees try raising issues internally at first, most companies won't take kindly to an employee going public. Please note that I am not defending Amazon, simply saying that this is bog-standard and not surprising.

kareemsabri 8y ago

450 Amazon employees delivered a signed letter to Bezos stating their opposition to the program. Maybe this person is just a coward.