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At the risk of sounding the "+1" bell... I left Amazon due to it being a total shit show (for me and my mental well-being but also for the team I was on). Went
by mynameisash 4y ago
At the risk of sounding the "+1" bell...
I left Amazon due to it being a total shit show (for me and my mental well-being but also for the team I was on). Went to Microsoft and found it to be absolutely wonderful. I was working at 6pm one day and my manager, as he was leaving, chided me and said, "Go home to your family. Work will be here in the morning."
I have had friends/colleagues leave to go to Amazon for the TC. One even tried to get me to go over there for a PE role that likely would have meant a huge pay increase. But I value my sanity and have no plans to go back there ever.
- manfre 4y ago> my manager, as he was leaving, chided me and said, "Go home to your family. Work will be here in the morning." You had (have) a good manager. A manager who actively cares about the work life balance of their team is more valuable than a huge chunk of TC.
- trobertson 4y agoI've been working at Microsoft (in the Office org) for a bit over three years now and this managerial attitude is very common. I'd go so far as to say that managers making sure their reports have a good work life balance is standard. It comes with the age of the company. Unlike start-up land, loads of people in Microsoft have families and kids, and value their family more than they value work. It's normal to leave work on time, and it's concerning if someone stays late.
- tmaly 4y agoHow long have you been at Microsoft?
- mynameisash 4y agoAlmost 10 years.