amznawsthrow

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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
"Manager approval" is no big deal. It's a rubber stamp. It's not like you have to write a report justifying why you need it. A good SDM should rubber stamp it, at which point everything is clear. My first director at AMZ
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
Why are you telling me how to do my job? OSX is a fantastic development machine. Most developers use it. It completely fits all my needs and is provided for me by employer so that I can be happy and productive and effective. Which, as you r
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
Fuck, I also have an extrenal keyboard and mouse - of course I do! That goes without saying! (all company-paid) The reason why I use a mac is because everything I build is deployed on Linux. Coding on a WIndows laptop means I wouldn't
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
I have 2 monitors that connect to the laptop so I have 3 screens. I have a standing desk. What am I missing?
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
I do most of my work on my Macbook Pro with 16GB RAM and a 256 SSD. The frugality comes from the fact that it's not Retina. Big whoop.
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
I think you underestimate how many thousands of people work on AWS
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
While being in AWS is "prized", it also comes with a LOT more pressure. I now work on the Retail side and if anything feel less pressure, but do not feel any less appreciated.
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
I work at Amazon, I interview a lot, in fact I teach an internal course for conducting interviews. What you experienced is 100% against our policies, and what we teach interviewers. You don't give candidates negative feedback like tha
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by amznawsthrow 11y ago
I've worked at Amazon for the last 3 years as a Software Developer both on AWS and on the Retail side and I can answer any questions people have. Most of the things I see in this article are bullshit, at least as a software developer i