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Jesus christ. The author said he needed the money to help support his wife’s medical bills. Show some compassion if you’re going to comment.
by uncomputation 5y ago
Jesus christ. The author said he needed the money to help support his wife’s medical bills. Show some compassion if you’re going to comment.
- caeril 5y ago6th paragraph, he was already fully insured at his previous job.
- uncomputation 5y agoInsurance does not cover everything. There is a wide variety in coverage.
- caeril 5y ago> What they offered me was almost $300,000 per year. That was a shitload of money in Tennessee. You can’t really say no, right? If more and/or better medical coverage was on offer from AMZN, it would have been mentioned. Note that he didn't say "That money would give us much more headroom to cover the deductibles or non-covered procedures." No, he said "That was a shitload of money in Tennessee." It was always about the Lambos.
- uncomputation 5y agoI suppose. The decision was unwise given his family situation at the time, but it’s hard to put the blame on the loser here and let Amazon get away scot free while treating people infamously bad. The blame is on both parties here, but you seem to only blame the individual rather than the company. Edit: On a completely unrelated note, does anyone know why Amazon compensates so highly but all of their consumer-facing software is, in my opinion, pretty lacking or dated compared to some of its FAANG peers? Is it just that B2B > B2C?
- Ekaros 5y agoClearly they pay for that right to treat people badly. And people still choose the pay... So maybe blame can't be placed on them.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoNeeded is subjective. We don't know if he had $1 in the bank or $1,000,000. I have seen plenty of people who can't "afford" to take unpaid time despite the latter.