>I didn't see anything that actually painted Amazon in a very bad light. The bit that did paint them in an appalling light for me, wasn't the bureaucratic comp

>I didn't see anything that actually painted Amazon in a very bad light. The bit that did paint them in an appalling light for me, wasn't the bureaucratic complaints, that just sounds like average corporate bullshit, you either put up with it, or you work somewhere less corporatey. The thing that I thought was really bad was this - >Semi-legal business trips to Seattle to close gaps and to speed up processes. The management expects you to be ready and spend your 6 hours of personal time driving to / from Seattle. Although legally you are only allowed to go US for trainings or meetings, however, you can find yourself driving (or taking a bus) to Seattle at 6pm Wed, working in a conference room during the next 2 days in order to meet a deadline. I have seen people doing that… The other day I was interrogated for 20 minutes by a border officer and was almost deported at US/Canada Border because I mistakenly stated that I go to work for Amazon at Seattle. I could be denied an entry to US for the next 5 years! Fuck any company that puts their employees in that position.