The most annoying thing about Alexa is enabling Amazon Music without being asked! Good news, we can disable it by going to Account Settings in Alexa! 400K
Can someone from Amazon share any insight? Basically, starting June 14, if you own an echo device your internet bandwidth will be shared with other devices, capped to 500mb/month. This option is enabled by default with no notification to users at all. Disable it in the Alexa app under account sett...Read more
I am using someone else's account, so I don't work at Rubrik. I have an Amazon Alexa AI onsite interview coming up. I am a master's student in my final year in data science. In the past I have worked as a Strat/ Quant at Goldman Sachs for 3 years. I have not done a lot of core computer science class...Read more
Hello all, I am currently looking for a PM role in tech with over 4 years experience in hardware (non-tech ) development and product management. My goals are - 1. getting a PM role in hardware teams in tech (ex:Google nest, Alexa home devices, smart home, Meta AR/VR devices). 2. More ideally, would...Read more
Hello friends and blessings to you and your family. I am a new grad who studied accounting. I am a new hire for accounting at Amazon. However, I would instead like to create an AI. For example, I would like to create a device that is like alexa or Google assistant. But it should be better for the u...Read more
This ship is too big and costly to operate, the crew keeps getting costlier and bigger while the food is going to be rationed heavily in the coming months. In my org (my L8 in retail has ~70+ under him mix of SDE, SDM, PM, TPM, etc.), we've seen bad prioritization which led to too many projects + ...Read more
Like everyone who has an email account, I have been receiving my regularly scheduled 'Good morning' and 'Good evening' emails from amazon recruiters from different domains (AWS, Alexa, Prime etc). Not looking to switch, but this got me thinking. 1 : If I pay extra, can I opt out of these emails? 2 :...Read more
I used to play songs (need not be simultaneously) on two echo devices in my home, both connected to the same account. Now only one device plays full song and other one just plays a sample. Any idea what could have changed and why is the other device not playing full songs? I have already verified ...Read more
Just to give you some context, I worked in Amazon for 6 years and other tech companies for 4 years, follow tech closely and trade a lot.. I think people are confused about how to value Amazon retail.. aws , Alexa, etc.. are tech and valued on par with other but retail is over valued.. it is like a ...Read more
I got a long story about how Amazon just put my account on hold and nobody is answering me. Looking for help from the Blind community! Here is what happened: So I'm a permanent resident(AKA. Green card holder) here in the United States. Working and paying taxes for the last 5 years and getting ready...Read more
Wanted to watch a movie, couldn't find it on the two other streaming services I already have (Netflix, HBO Max), looked it up on Amazon Prime Video, rented it for $3 for the night. I have Amazon Prime already for shopping, so I get some great movies/TV shows for free as well. I am spending $30/mon...Read more
Hi, [non Amazon employees may ignore] My post may be obvious to my manager. I don’t care. just using my wife’s account to avoid the possibility of getting OP’s email. Here’s my situation: I am L5 at Amazon working for one of the Alexa teams related to Ring, Nest, Simplisafe etc. I have been in ...Read more
Hi all, I am a fresh grad PhD(0 YOE) in Machine Learning and I want to seek some advice on two offers I received recently. I interned at FB(that's why I have this account) and got a return full time offer, I also received a full time offer from Amazon, both have the title of Research Scientist. Com...Read more
... I saw this on LinkedIn. My heart goes out to that person who's going through mental trauma and stress right now. #JusticeForJW ===== Hi LinkedIn connections! I am ready for my next journey with your company! After I received an offer from Alexa AI, I expressed my intention for an internal tra...Read more
I’m currently approaching 18 months as an account manager and I’ve been put through hell and back. From the start it was apparent that the Senior VM had no idea what they were doing and passed all the work onto me and the other AM on the team. They would always say things like, “this isn’t hard”, “x...Read more