Comment preview: I worked for Amazon for nearly four years. I have friends who still work there, although almost everyone I know has left by now. I know people for whom Amazon was a decent place to work (I was one), and it is definitely beneficial to have Amazon on your r ....

Comment preview: Amazon's biggest strength is also a weakness: teams are self-organizing and very loosely coupled. I saw some fantastic teams while working at Amazon-- they worked on interesting stuff, people pulled their weight, everyone had a good time. I also saw a team ....

Comment preview: I worked for Amazon for about 7 years. Its like the movie SAW but with more Java. I like Amazon the same way that dudes who come out of prison completely ripped like prison. I'm a stronger engineer after doing my time there but it wasn't an enjoyable place ....

Comment preview: This woman complained for the sake of complaining. I worked at Amazon for over a year and am currently going through Peak Season. It isn't as bad as she states in her article. With Integrity you can use ATO(Approved Time Off) and not get points. During Pea ....

Comment preview: Glad you are happy at Amazon, but the article is not "utter bullshit." Amazon has a terrible reputation in this town and in the wider tech world for how it treats its employees -- a much worse reputation than other companies of similar prominence. The New ....

Comment preview: This is incredibly stupid. A corporation isn't an economy, it's part of an economy. You can say something like "these corporations spend more than these governments" or something like that, but just being big and having a lot of cash flow doesn't make some ....

Comment preview: What I find hysterical about this is that everyone is getting all worked-up over the issue around the ad copy and the book, and ignoring the fact that this is just an attempt at getting you to click the ad so he can drop his affiliate cookie. The way the g ....

Comment preview: Here's the thing. When you get more advanced in your career if you do impressive work, they'll come to you. I've had two recruiters from Amazon reach out to me through linked in and stack overflow, I've had one from Red Hat, one from Google, and a couple c ....

Comment preview: Worked at amazon in kindle when KU launched. I don't care to offer you proof, so take my info or leave it; KU: It's not worth it. Even the team that developed this couldn't get their heads around where the value was because it doesn't include huge numbers ....

Comment preview: Oh please...you are focusing on one little aspect: no AC in the warehouse. That's not the big picture. It's not about being "coddled" or not being able to handle the "drawbacks" to the work. (The idea of needing an ambulance stationed at the warehouse equa ....

Comment preview: There was a really good AMA on Reddit by some guy who has been a SE at Amazon for more than 10 years, search for it. He basically says avoid the company at all costs. Most shady thing I remember: They offer huge stock options (50k per year or something) bu ....

Comment preview: These things get out of hand. I have worked at several buildings at AMZN's HQ, and the office is almost dead quiet by 7 PM. Everyone I know, unless they get in at 11 or 12, leaves by 6 PM. Amazon has hundreds of micro teams with 5 to 15 people per team and ....

Comment preview: Worked at amazon for 2.5 years as an SDE 1 i.e junior software engineer. I haven't seen grown men cry as the ny times article reports, but it was a pretty nasty place to work at. I didn't mind working long hours honestly, the management style at amazon did ....

Comment preview: There are good and bad parts in working at Amazon, for me the bad vastly outweighed the good, for other people in other groups things may be better, it's a big company with lots of different areas. But the overarching corporate culture and values are, in m ....

Comment preview: The fundamental problem with the article written in the NYT is the same as this statement here: anecdotes are only accurate for small vocal minorities. I don't doubt your claims or their truthfulness, but can we point to better data than anecdotes?Amazon h ....

Comment preview: What percentage of the massive influx of moneyed programmers that are a result of Amazon's hiring boom are locals like you? The negative sentiment towards Amazon employees is a result of the huge number of transplants that have relocated to Seattle in a ve ....

Comment preview: No, it's not a lie, if by "not legally" you mean "without violating the terms of a contract". A lot of manufacturers set prices that they don't let stores sell for less than, since it can wreck the brand image they're trying to make. (It's called MAP) A lo ....

Comment preview: This is how I envision it could work: 1) Amazon has to open more fulfillment centers throughout the US, located in at least 20 of the major metropolitan areas. 2) Amazon Prime Air users would have their addresses and accounts confirmed first by Amazon. 3) ....

Comment preview: We're still working with Amazon to figure out what they'll be able to do, so I don't have a final answer for you. But the basics are this. We have limited server space, so while we guarantee beta access for people who have committed to purchasing the game, ....

Comment preview: I think he is still around. I have a friend who works for Amazon, and talks about both Tony and Josh. Apparently Tony is still very active in video games up there, and regularly sends out mass, company-wide emails regarding video games ("What's your opinio ....

Comment preview: I think that view is somewhat one-sided. I worked IT for Amazon for three years, but we were offered overtime picking during the holidays. As a result, I got to see both sides of the picture. It's true, you'll probably walk 12 miles a night. But (at least ....

Comment preview: best review I read about working at amazon was on indeed the job site. Went as follows: Probably the most telling incident was an all hands meeting where they asked how many people (in a room of 550) had been working here for the last 2 years. It was suppo ....

Comment preview: I interviewed at Amazon and find these "expect them to be right" pieces utter bullshit. Amazon is looking for members of a hive. When a worker bee or higher questions the hive, they are excommunicated and banished.   My interview process was an 8 ....

Comment preview: I've worked at Amazon's HQ for a little over 2 years and I can see where he's coming from. There is a tendency across all departments to run a skeleton crew and automation is supposed to be the cure-all. However, when you're balancing project planning, ops ....

Comment preview: Amazonian here. This article, as you would expect, is utter bullshit. It's no worse nor more competitive than any other company. I've worked at several other big tech firms and it's not any worse than them in any respect. I have more free time here than I ....