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And this is why I never bothered replying to Amazon recruiters' emails in the past couple of years.

deltree7 4y ago
Rejecting a recruiter's email is not a badge. Every semi-technical person on this planet gets a recruiter email. Get an offer and then reject FAANG.
- GiorgioG 4y ago
  Who said it was?
  - deltree7 4y ago
    OP implying that he rejected Amazon while statistically Amazon will reject him
    - Volundr 4y ago
      OP said they ignored Amazon's e-mails. This does not contain the assumption that they would have necessarily have be hired if they had replied. Only that they chose not to pursue the opportunity. You then took it upon yourself to add your own assumption to that, and use those assumptions to insult OP.
- Volundr 4y ago
  What's the point of going through the work of getting the offer only to turn it down? This person didn't ask for a badge, they simply stated the reason they never so much as pursued an offer.
  - deltree7 4y ago
    It's the same reaction you will have If I pollute the comment section with "I'll never date Anne Hathaway".
    - Volundr 4y ago
      Did Anne Hathaway invite you to apply for a date? If so the fact that you declined and the reason adds to a discussion. Not this discussion, but one about Anne Hathaway.
      - deltree7 4y ago
        If you want a more nuanced conversation, it's saying I swiped left on Anne Hathaway (or an equivalent desirable partner) on dating sites, when more likely that person would reject an average person. The fact that OP had to mention "I rejected a recruiter email" means he is utterly clueless about what it takes from Recruiters email to offer-in-hand and 99.9% will be rejected by Amazon
        Volundr 4y ago
        Again, if we are discussing Anne Hathaway's dating life the fact that you chose to swipe left instead of pursing it, and why, is indeed relevant to the discussion. Is not a discussion I'm interested in having, but I'm sure you can find someone out there who is. This thread is discussing Amazon's employment practices. The fact that someone refuses to consider employment at Amazon due to those practices is on topic. Your assumption that they don't understand what it takes to be hired by Amazon is insulting and uncalled for.
        operatingthetan 4y ago
        I'm a bit baffled by how many got distracted by the name drop and missed the apt analogy.
        Volundr 4y ago
        I don't think it's a particularly apt analogy. For one thing, being swiped left on is completely passive on Anne Hathaway's part. She didn't send an e-mail asking you to swipe right. One is an active action toward a specific person, one is a passive. But again, it doesn't matter. Requiring people to have applied, then been accepted to work at Amazon in order for their comments on Amazon's labor practices to be relevant to the discussion means you have inherently limited the discussion to people interested in working at Amazon despite their labor practices. Anyone who isn't interested, due to, say, their labor practices, isn't going to spend countless hours going through the exhausting process of getting an offer. Why would they? They aren't interested.
berkle4455 4y ago
Every big tech company is either already or will be doing the same. If you want to earn comfy FAANG salaries you gotta walk the walk.
- CommanderData 4y ago
  Pretty much how we'll all be back to the office soon. Someone somewhere will take the job and maybe even have good reason to go into the office.
- vineyardmike 4y ago
  Until some new upstart realizes they can attract better talent by eschewing the office… no real estate is cheaper for companies than free food. Today, teams at many companies are so distributed (from chasing talent) that even if you’re in-office, you likely aren’t in-person.
- dnissley 4y ago
  Meta almost certainly will not be doing this fwiw. They've actually made moves recently that make it even easier to go remote.
BizarreByte 4y ago
I never replied because most went to my spam folder. Somehow their recruiters perfected the “looks like phishing, but actually isn’t” email format.

Rejecting a recruiter's email is not a badge. Every semi-technical person on this planet gets a recruiter email. Get an offer and then reject FAANG.

GiorgioG 4y ago
Who said it was?
- deltree7 4y ago
  OP implying that he rejected Amazon while statistically Amazon will reject him
  - Volundr 4y ago
    OP said they ignored Amazon's e-mails. This does not contain the assumption that they would have necessarily have be hired if they had replied. Only that they chose not to pursue the opportunity. You then took it upon yourself to add your own assumption to that, and use those assumptions to insult OP.
Volundr 4y ago
What's the point of going through the work of getting the offer only to turn it down? This person didn't ask for a badge, they simply stated the reason they never so much as pursued an offer.
- deltree7 4y ago
  It's the same reaction you will have If I pollute the comment section with "I'll never date Anne Hathaway".
  - Volundr 4y ago
    Did Anne Hathaway invite you to apply for a date? If so the fact that you declined and the reason adds to a discussion. Not this discussion, but one about Anne Hathaway.
    - deltree7 4y ago
      If you want a more nuanced conversation, it's saying I swiped left on Anne Hathaway (or an equivalent desirable partner) on dating sites, when more likely that person would reject an average person. The fact that OP had to mention "I rejected a recruiter email" means he is utterly clueless about what it takes from Recruiters email to offer-in-hand and 99.9% will be rejected by Amazon
      - Volundr 4y ago
        Again, if we are discussing Anne Hathaway's dating life the fact that you chose to swipe left instead of pursing it, and why, is indeed relevant to the discussion. Is not a discussion I'm interested in having, but I'm sure you can find someone out there who is. This thread is discussing Amazon's employment practices. The fact that someone refuses to consider employment at Amazon due to those practices is on topic. Your assumption that they don't understand what it takes to be hired by Amazon is insulting and uncalled for.
      - operatingthetan 4y ago
        I'm a bit baffled by how many got distracted by the name drop and missed the apt analogy.
        Volundr 4y ago
        I don't think it's a particularly apt analogy. For one thing, being swiped left on is completely passive on Anne Hathaway's part. She didn't send an e-mail asking you to swipe right. One is an active action toward a specific person, one is a passive. But again, it doesn't matter. Requiring people to have applied, then been accepted to work at Amazon in order for their comments on Amazon's labor practices to be relevant to the discussion means you have inherently limited the discussion to people interested in working at Amazon despite their labor practices. Anyone who isn't interested, due to, say, their labor practices, isn't going to spend countless hours going through the exhausting process of getting an offer. Why would they? They aren't interested.

berkle4455 4y ago

Every big tech company is either already or will be doing the same. If you want to earn comfy FAANG salaries you gotta walk the walk.

CommanderData 4y ago
Pretty much how we'll all be back to the office soon. Someone somewhere will take the job and maybe even have good reason to go into the office.
vineyardmike 4y ago
Until some new upstart realizes they can attract better talent by eschewing the office… no real estate is cheaper for companies than free food. Today, teams at many companies are so distributed (from chasing talent) that even if you’re in-office, you likely aren’t in-person.
dnissley 4y ago
Meta almost certainly will not be doing this fwiw. They've actually made moves recently that make it even easier to go remote.

BizarreByte 4y ago

I never replied because most went to my spam folder. Somehow their recruiters perfected the “looks like phishing, but actually isn’t” email format.