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Jeff Bezos brings Amazon work culture to Blue Origin

• oldpersonintx 2y ago
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• almosthere 2y ago
  I think most companies should be like this. It does suck, but at the end of the day we shouldn't just be coasting, we should be climbing.
  • toomuchtodo 2y ago
    These engineers have options and can go elsewhere. Airbus, BAE Systems if they want to head to Europe, lots to pick from in the US [1] [2]. Blue Origin recently let go ~10% of its workforce, or about 1k employees [3]. How many engineers are left out of the remaining ~10k workers, I'm not sure as of this comment, but there is a "shortage" of workers in the industry [4]. Very easy to say "we should be climbing" when it isn't your job, work life balance, etc. What you do is always up to you of course. Those with experience and options are always able to vote with their feet. [1] https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/industry/aviation-and-space https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/industry/aviation-and-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerospace_companies_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerospace_companies_o... [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/blue-origin-layoffs-jeff-bezos.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/blue-origin-la... | https://archive.today/DQNuG https://archive.today/DQNuG [4] https://acarasolutions.com/blog/recruiting-trends/aerospace-and-defense-industrys-demand-for-talent-outpaces-supply/ https://acarasolutions.com/blog/recruiting-trends/aerospace-...
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• bell-cot 2y ago
  Not to proclaim any love for Jeff, nor Amazon - but if you're being paid $2B/year, to accomplish almost nothing, then you really shouldn't expect your cushy gig to last very long.
• ChrisArchitect 2y ago
  Another Ars [dupe] FT source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43265009 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43265009