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A couple years ago I turned down an offer at AWS as a Solutions Architect. The same day I did that, the hiring managers director requested that I speak with him

by pram 5y ago

A couple years ago I turned down an offer at AWS as a Solutions Architect. The same day I did that, the hiring managers director requested that I speak with him. He was basically selling the job and saying what a mistake it was to turn it down. It felt really high pressure! I’ve literally never had that happen in my life. Most companies just immediately ghost me if I turn down an offer. This isn’t covert bragging about being some kind of superstar either, it just felt like they were desperate. I know all the horror stories about people getting PIPs, it kinda started feeling like some kind of trap lol

pinewurst 5y ago
I had that happen once - not at Amazon - where the startup CEO kept calling me leaving increasingly angry messages for not talking with him post my rejection. Shudder...
commandlinefan 5y ago
> it just felt like they were desperate That's what it sounds like. I had a guy from my past (somebody I had worked for years ago, but didn't know that well) call me up out of the blue once, basically begging me to come work for him. I was flattered, and looking forward to (finally) being treated like a human being instead of a replaceable cog for once in my programming career, so I took the job. Good lord, what a mistake. The reason he was begging was because he was a totally abusive asshole and couldn't keep anybody for any amount of money. You would think that watching people come and go would make these people re-evaluate their approach, but in their minds, it's always the "peons" that are wrong.
cwkoss 5y ago
Should have seen how much they'd be willing to increase the offer.
alexitosrv 5y ago
I just started an application with them also for a Solutions Architect role, I even have a scheduled technical interview in a couple of weeks. Wondering if I should go through. Really don't like what I am finding here, but not sure if it's just a biased thread where people which love their jobs are not here defending AWS or if it's truly a dysfunctional org in that area, or too team dependent (which is a lottery then). Is it anything good of working at AWS?

by pram 5y ago

pinewurst 5y ago

I had that happen once - not at Amazon - where the startup CEO kept calling me leaving increasingly angry messages for not talking with him post my rejection. Shudder...

commandlinefan 5y ago

> it just felt like they were desperate That's what it sounds like. I had a guy from my past (somebody I had worked for years ago, but didn't know that well) call me up out of the blue once, basically begging me to come work for him. I was flattered, and looking forward to (finally) being treated like a human being instead of a replaceable cog for once in my programming career, so I took the job. Good lord, what a mistake. The reason he was begging was because he was a totally abusive asshole and couldn't keep anybody for any amount of money. You would think that watching people come and go would make these people re-evaluate their approach, but in their minds, it's always the "peons" that are wrong.

cwkoss 5y ago

Should have seen how much they'd be willing to increase the offer.

alexitosrv 5y ago

I just started an application with them also for a Solutions Architect role, I even have a scheduled technical interview in a couple of weeks. Wondering if I should go through. Really don't like what I am finding here, but not sure if it's just a biased thread where people which love their jobs are not here defending AWS or if it's truly a dysfunctional org in that area, or too team dependent (which is a lottery then). Is it anything good of working at AWS?