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How many "Amazon VP"s are there, 1000? Whenever I see stories like this the majority of the time the position of the individual is embellished to make the act s

• soulofmischief 6y ago
  If that's the case, perhaps it's also newsworthy that only one VP stepped down from Amazon for these public reasons? And doesn't that make him newsworthy anyway for being one out of a thousand?
• stepbeek 6y ago
  iirc there are very few distinguished engineers at Amazon. Tim Bray is high flying from a technical standpoint.
• jrockway 6y ago
  "Distinguished Engineer" is kind of a big deal, title-wise. It's not something that is just handed out.
  • new2628 6y ago
    As Napoleon said, a soldier will fight long and hard for a piece of colored ribbon.
    • sgt 6y ago
      And yet, some soldiers will let it go again in order to maintain their honor.
• patentfox 6y ago
  Amazon is not a bank where VP position is like a senior engineer. VPs are very few and wield a lot of power and influence.