Good grief. I wasn't trying to excuse this behavior, I was trying to tell the author not to feel as if Amazon is an exceptional case. And in case you missed it

Good grief. I wasn't trying to excuse this behavior, I was trying to tell the author not to feel as if Amazon is an exceptional case. And in case you missed it, this is terrible for productivity. If you want to make a stink about it, call your representative. Most companies would love to keep great folks on forever, but tax and immigration law won't allow it. There are reasons for these activities that don't involve evil profit-mongering corporate overlords.