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Reminds me of the time the team I worked with allegedly short-changed Discover, an advertiser with Amazon. The story went... people who reported it internally g
by ignoramous 6y ago
Reminds me of the time the team I worked with allegedly short-changed Discover, an advertiser with Amazon. The story went... people who reported it internally got fired: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8600716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8600716
Usually, I have seen these things happen due to bugs (or worse, wanting to game metrics); and because Amazon can be ruthless with data determining a lot of decisions, very few (not all), especially at the top, are willing to admit incorrect metrics that might jeopardize their standing with the leadership.
You're what you measure.