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Thinking like this at Amazon gets you stalled at the L6 (manager 2) level. I can think of about 5 managers I've dealt with who acted like this in the past 4 yea
by grogenaut 7y ago
Thinking like this at Amazon gets you stalled at the L6 (manager 2) level. I can think of about 5 managers I've dealt with who acted like this in the past 4 years. As a senior tech person I was asked for feedback on them and gave something to the equivalent of the motivations you listed above. They were all managed out quickly.
By the time management is asking me for my opinion there is usually a worry about a person and I'm just providing data.
Also saving the company $6bn with "one wierd trick" ticks all the amamazon promo boxes and usually skyrockets you.
- bsder 7y ago> They were all managed out quickly. What? Why? Putting devs on something that will provide benefit rather than might is hardly a firing offense. I simply don't believe you. > Also saving the company $6bn with "one wierd trick" ticks all the amamazon promo boxes and usually skyrockets you. IF you can get it implemented. Something which crosses political boundaries is ferociously hard to get implemented unless there is credit that can be claimed by all involved.
- fouc 7y agomanaged out doesn't necessarily mean fired, probably demoted or moved into less important positions.
- hahajk 7y ago> What? Why? Putting devs on something that will provide benefit rather than might is hardly a firing offense. I simply don't believe you. I don’t work at Amazon but failing to see past your own team’s mission and missing your role in the larger company is a (common) failure of management.