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I failed Amazon like three times in a row (along with other smaller companies). This last year I expanded my search and got into Facebook and Google, despite fa
by asdfman123 5y ago
I failed Amazon like three times in a row (along with other smaller companies). This last year I expanded my search and got into Facebook and Google, despite failing Amazon again.
Plus there are lots of smaller companies that are as prestigious within the valley as Amazon. I mean, if you had to hire someone, would you really consider ex-Amazon superior to Uber, Snapchat, Microsoft, some random startup, etc.?
If I were hiring someone I might actually discriminate against Amazon because I'd be afraid of absorbing some of their culture.
- astrange 5y agoAmazon's culture is nothing compared to the stories I've heard about Microsoft's Mac software teams. I can't repeat them all but supposedly they weren't allowed to read any sample code including Stack Overflow questions.
- sgerenser 5y agoI find that really hard to believe. What would be the motivation behind that policy, and how would it be enforced?
- decafninja 5y agoI'd rank Uber, Snapchat, Microsoft, etc. at least on par with Amazon in terms of resume brand name recognition/prestige. They're also probably at least as difficult to get into. But "random startups" that no one knows about? Probably preferable to have Amazon.