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It's weird how it's always the people that talk about friends that worked there but don't actually work there themselves that are usually the only ones to have
by iLoveOncall 4y ago
It's weird how it's always the people that talk about friends that worked there but don't actually work there themselves that are usually the only ones to have negative things to tell.
I've been there 5 years, haven't worked more than 40 hours a week ever, and a lot of the people that started at the same time as me are in the same situation. And of those that aren't, they left because they wanted new experiences, not because they didn't like Amazon.
I never had to put up with any "shit", whatever that could mean.
- Aeolun 4y agoWe had a colleague moving to AWS, but he came running back within a year :P It can’t be all bad, but it’s clearly not all good either. It kind of makes sense that the people still there wouldn’t have bad stories to tell. What do you think is the worst part about working for Amazon?
- posguy 4y agoIf your prior employer kept you for half a decade before you departed for Amazon, and the employer after Amazon keeps you for years, yet your stint at Amazon lasts under 2 years, that failure reflects on Amazon. Spending the money to recruit the employee, then pay them for a year or two, only to lose this talent is a great way to light cash on fire. That ain't cheap when your talking about hiring software developers!
- iLoveOncall 4y agoA lot of the people I've seen leave within a year or two that didn't go work for better companies were actually fired. It's relatively common that people don't make the cut during their probation period for example. Amazon (and other FAANGs) clearly isn't for everyone. So I would question anyone that takes the easiest job they can find (their old job) after leaving Amazon in less that a year or two.