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The mentioned book "The Everything Store" gives hundreds of examples of this corporate culture, culminating in the quote: >"If you're not good, Jeff will chew
by a_bonobo 13y ago
The mentioned book "The Everything Store" gives hundreds of examples of this corporate culture, culminating in the quote:
>"If you're not good, Jeff will chew you up and spit you out," notes one former employee. "And if you're good, he will jump on your back and ride you into the ground."
It's a good read on how not to lead a company, and I'm reasonably sure Amazon will fail once Bezos dies - the success seems tobe based on Bezos' enormous drive.
I would never work there.
- jshen 13y ago"It's a good read on how not to lead a company" But they are very successful. People say the same thing about Jobs, and again, they are very successful. People that say, "this is no way to lead a company" have to have counterexamples of equally successful companies that aren't run this way.
- blasphemous 13y agoYeah but with apple you hear people loved working there even if jobs was harsh. Looks like there's a balance between getting the most out of people and just creating a toxic work atmosphere.
- colechristensen 13y agoThe Roman Empire was very successful, maybe that's the best way to lead too? Of course that's ridiculous. If you have a big house, a big salary, and you're miserable, are you successful? Amazon has a nice stock price, good technology, and (allegedly) broken employees, is it successful?
- jshen 13y agoso you don't have a counterexample?