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Why does anyone choose to work at Amazon? Given all the stories of PIP, it sounds like a not great place to work Go to other fang, or other tech. Lots of comp

Why does anyone choose to work at Amazon? Given all the stories of PIP, it sounds like a not great place to work Go to other fang, or other tech. Lots of companies that pay just as well. Amazon would be my last choice - my job search is going awful, gotten rejected from most big tech companies, and I have well paying Amazon and a long tail of little shit companies that don’t pay that great (think of the equity!!)

torton 3y ago
Immigration support. Decent salary. A big name on a resume that can be leveraged into a better, well paying job. Remember, people who are content don’t leave reviews. I worked with Amazon a lot over the years. There are people there who have been there for a decade+. It wouldn’t happen if they were treated abysmally.
delecti 3y ago
Most of my time there was pretty good, even given the fact I got put on a PIP at one point, which I realistically deserved (lazy kid right out of college). I graduated from the PIP and stayed another couple years, and by the end had paid off a substantial pile of student loans. One thing I liked was that Amazon puts up less of an act that everyone is one big family. I knew they saw me as a "human resource", and could behave accordingly. It was only when the stress started to follow me home that I got out, only sticking around longer than that to take advantage of the great health insurance for a big procedure.
digitalsushi 3y ago
I've never worked there and never tried to work there ... I dont consider myself anywhere good enough to even try I have the impression that if you can survive for 4 years, you get some very lucrative wealth building stock options. But I also believe that most people don't actually make it all the way to the end. Kind of like a winning lotto card you get for standing in a boiling shower for an hour
strikelaserclaw 3y ago
Not everyone is talented enough to have their pick of jobs to choose from. A lot of people take what they can get within their constraints.
cmrdporcupine 3y ago
When I was at Google, I talked to people who have worked at both. The general gist of it was: while one got treated better at Google, you got more done -- and had more freedom to choose how to do it -- at Amazon. So depending on the team, potentially higher job satisfaction. I don't know if that's still the case. Personally if I'm going to sell my soul and work on stuff which isn't my personal passion, it's going to go to the highest and best bidder... but I will admit after 10 years at Google, the slow pace and boredom got to me enough that I quit. Maybe I would not have done that if I'd felt more emotional attachment and productivity in my work, and maybe a place like Amazon could have provided that. But I've heard too many dark tales. (I sure miss that level of money.)
tpolm 3y ago
Money
scarface_74 3y ago
They offered me more money in exchange for my labor than any other company was willing to offer a CRUD developer with AWS experience and above average soft skills. It was also remote. (Professional Services).

torton 3y ago

Immigration support. Decent salary. A big name on a resume that can be leveraged into a better, well paying job. Remember, people who are content don’t leave reviews. I worked with Amazon a lot over the years. There are people there who have been there for a decade+. It wouldn’t happen if they were treated abysmally.

delecti 3y ago

Most of my time there was pretty good, even given the fact I got put on a PIP at one point, which I realistically deserved (lazy kid right out of college). I graduated from the PIP and stayed another couple years, and by the end had paid off a substantial pile of student loans. One thing I liked was that Amazon puts up less of an act that everyone is one big family. I knew they saw me as a "human resource", and could behave accordingly. It was only when the stress started to follow me home that I got out, only sticking around longer than that to take advantage of the great health insurance for a big procedure.

digitalsushi 3y ago

I've never worked there and never tried to work there ... I dont consider myself anywhere good enough to even try I have the impression that if you can survive for 4 years, you get some very lucrative wealth building stock options. But I also believe that most people don't actually make it all the way to the end. Kind of like a winning lotto card you get for standing in a boiling shower for an hour

strikelaserclaw 3y ago

Not everyone is talented enough to have their pick of jobs to choose from. A lot of people take what they can get within their constraints.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago

When I was at Google, I talked to people who have worked at both. The general gist of it was: while one got treated better at Google, you got more done -- and had more freedom to choose how to do it -- at Amazon. So depending on the team, potentially higher job satisfaction. I don't know if that's still the case. Personally if I'm going to sell my soul and work on stuff which isn't my personal passion, it's going to go to the highest and best bidder... but I will admit after 10 years at Google, the slow pace and boredom got to me enough that I quit. Maybe I would not have done that if I'd felt more emotional attachment and productivity in my work, and maybe a place like Amazon could have provided that. But I've heard too many dark tales. (I sure miss that level of money.)

tpolm 3y ago

Money

scarface_74 3y ago

They offered me more money in exchange for my labor than any other company was willing to offer a CRUD developer with AWS experience and above average soft skills. It was also remote. (Professional Services).