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The secret of these big places is that some corners really suck. Although they have incredible, warm, intelligent people, they also have a lot of immature peopl
by leoh 7y ago
The secret of these big places is that some corners really suck. Although they have incredible, warm, intelligent people, they also have a lot of immature people, too, who who have solid cognitive ability, but don't necessarily have a lot of heart, capacity for introspection, or general kindness and merely care about working and getting ahead. People who are immature do what they're asked and put their heads down to be successful, but can be egoistic when around people they are interviewing, when around less senior colleagues, or around more senior colleagues they don't report to (due to jealousy). Although there are awesome, wonderful people, too, I would try not to take it too hard. If you're a Ph.D. and as smart as you sound like you are, another role with a different group either inside or outside of Amazon will make you much happier in the long term (though I can relate to how much of a bummer it can be to not get to be a part of a place that you want to be a part of).
- AtlasBarfed 7y agoAmazons work culture is not warm or friendly. It is cutthroat,stack ranked, bar raising, judgmental, up or out, and chaotic.
- bJGVygG7MQVF8c 7y ago> can be egoistic when around people they are interviewing, when around less senior colleagues, or around more senior colleagues they don't report to (due to jealousy). 100%. Amazon is known for an organizational culture strongly oriented toward this kind of behavior (textbook sociopathy, btw).
- bJGVygG7MQVF8c 6y agoAmazon VP Resigns, Calls Company ‘Chickenshit’ for Firing Protesting Workers Tim Bray says the company has become 'toxic' and the firings are 'designed to create a climate of fear.' https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3bjpj/amazon-vp-tim-bray-resigns-calls-company-chickenshit-for-firing-protesting-workers https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3bjpj/amazon-vp-tim-bray...
- amir734jj 6y agoThanks for sharing