It's less about Bezos and more about the principal/agent problem. There are entire groups within Amazon that exist to justify promotion scope for the manager.

It's less about Bezos and more about the principal/agent problem. There are entire groups within Amazon that exist to justify promotion scope for the manager. Then there are entire groups that are supporting revenue-generating operations but have been reduced to KTLO because there's not scope for promotion. Promotion-driven development is an issue across MAGMA, but IMO Amazon has it the worst because of the twin drivers of extreme stack-ranking and the focus on equity appreciation in compensation. Being behind on AI has resulted in a field day for empire builders. Amazon needs to get their overall house in order first before trying to be a leader in AI.