DISCLOSURE: I work for Amazon, and it's the only FAANG I've worked for. In my experience, how much flexibility you have in your role varies drastically dependi

DISCLOSURE: I work for Amazon, and it's the only FAANG I've worked for. In my experience, how much flexibility you have in your role varies drastically depending on where you land. I've worked in two different organizations in Amazon. One was beset by significant institutional inertia and therefore I had less freedom to exercise all of my talents. The current team I'm is both is very new and it's the first time the something like this team has existed in my organization. So there's much more a start-up feeling, and I'm using a lot more of my skill set than I did previously. Amazon is such a large company that no one can really speak of the 'Amazonian experience'. I've known people who had terrible jobs such as the posts you'll find on Blind. On the other hand, I decided on a Wednesday afternoon that I was taking a 4 day weekend for mental health reasons. My boss had no questions. UX Engineer might be a good way to get your foot in the door. And then meet as many people as you can for 1-2 years. From there you can find new opportunities that better align with what you're super passionate about. It's what I did, and it's worked out for me.