coalslaw

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   by coalslaw 5y ago

   Eh the whole point of being on call is that you are effectively assigned to ensure that you're ready to jump on incidents quickly at off hours if needed.
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   by coalslaw 5y ago

   I'm not sure tobacco is a good comparison here. Tobacco was a relatively easy thing to tax/restrict/ban as it serves no real purpose beyond individual enjoyment.
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   by coalslaw 5y ago

   This sounds weird. You interviewed for a PE role but instead was offered and somehow accepted a SDE2 position? That's a 2 level downgrade and would mean a very different role for you with significantly lower compensation.
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   by coalslaw 5y ago

   To be fair, "regretted attrition" and "non-regretted attrition" are industry terms. Not Amazon specific.
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   by coalslaw 5y ago

   That's also the case at Amazon. And likely most large organizations. It's not a strict stack rank but an expectation that over a certain population size, there is a certain percentage of under-performers. It's also used as a