You are correct about the GP’s bias. Whenever Amazon comes up, David helps his former employer dodge the blame: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateEnd=1632787200&dateR

You are correct about the GP’s bias. Whenever Amazon comes up, David helps his former employer dodge the blame: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateEnd=1632787200&dateRange=custom&dateStart=1222041600&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Amadrox%20amazon&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateEnd=1632787200&dateRange=custom&... Other Amazon EM’s and some high level ICs have a reputation for kneejerk denial of abuse in HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27570837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27570837 (just one example): Speaking by as another EM, “I identify as a former X so X is good!” is a normal defense mechanism. But Amazon’s uniquely toxic working environment makes their cognitive dissonance notable .