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No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
I passed the final Amazon L6 PM interview loop but was not a mutual fit for the team. I have talked to others on the team but it is still not a good fit. Do recruiters have less incentive to match me outside of the team they recruit for? Will they keep trying to find a fit only within the same team?...Read more
My contract is not 100% remote. I am working remotely until next year due to the pandemic. If I want to receive any gifts (except birthday) or swags from Amazon, I am forced to go to the office. People that have the 100% remote contract receive the same gift or swag in their homes. In the mid of t...Read more
What is the incentive that Amazon Mangers get for putting a member of the team in PIP ? What should SDE1 do to stay put with toxic mangers ? #tech #amazon
A friend of mine is a software developer at Amazon and she suspects her managers are intentionally delaying her promotion to get more work from her without paying her more. She has been with AWS at her current level for 1.5 years and is working on her promo case, but her managers keep pushing back ...Read more
Negotiating offer with recruiter currently. Saw some conflicting blind posts, does AMZN offer refreshers in the 1st year performance review? (I think they vest in my 3rd year if offered in 1st year) I will start in September, any chance I could be eligible for refreshers in the review cycle in Q1 ...Read more
Stock has been steady around 1700 . Given the stock growth is stagnant I can see my total compensation drastically reducing after all stocks are vested. If I stay at Amazon how do I retain the total compensation ? If I decide to leave amazon, I would like to join a company with better WLB. What are...Read more
Just heard about this. Is this really true? Managers must post x number of positive posts about their org. Must be happening across most tech companies
Im at the phone screen stage with Amazon. I know that the general sense here regarding culture and WLB with Amazon varies depending on what team you work with. Unsure if the Alexa team in Toronto has been associated with any red flags with regards to WLB. Could someone weigh in if they have first ha...Read more
Update: There you have it folks, it's a landslide, a staggering number voted no. Anyone that attended the walkout here disagree? We probably won't get an answer unless someone in blind has some inside scoop or read the slack channel on the post walkout lunch break. Amazon Worker: “I’m out here bec...Read more
Current TC at Amazon with stock crash 2022: 340K 2023: 320K New TC at Apple : 370K Manager is routing for L6 promo this year. Another incentive of staying at Amazon is WFH #tech #apple #amazon
Told I’m probably getting fired. “Incentivized exit”, nothing formal yet. Can coast for ~5 months before taking more drastic steps like mortgaging house. Resume 1.5 years Intuit 1 year Amazon 2 years Google. Bachelors in CS Citizen in US How’s the market Any help appreciated Dead in my chair. H...Read more
Looking for remote SWE positions that also hire within Canada. Getting tired of Amazon and their RTO policy. Also preferably no big tech, looking for something that wont be heavily influenced by governments offering tax incentives like they did with Amazon. TC: 150k
Are there EV charging stations in Seattle and Bellevue campuses ? What rate do you charge at ? What about any other EV incentives that Amazon provides employees ?
I stumbled across a security vulnerability that can be used to deactivate some Amazon India accounts. Does Amazon (or Amazon India) have a bug bounty program that incentivizes me to report this?
Is it true that Amzn base cap is ~160K in Seattle - how about other cities? What are the incentives given hard cap?
At companies like Meta and Amazon the recruiters are really aggressive in their search. How are they incentivized?
So I’m in process of possibly moving to amazon. Considering the recent news, is it a better idea to stay at Tableau? Or is it more of an incentive to leave? What do you think?
TC > 600k (not a Bloomberg) Net worth: 400k Age 34 (I started a bit late) I’d like to leverage my high (relatively high?) TC for investments such as a house (single fam/multi-fam), positive cash flow business, etc. Specifically, to get loans with little to no cash down, other incentives, etc. An
Hi I accepted an offer from amazon last week for a base capped at 160k + 250k rsu +200k cash incentive. Now that Amazon has raised the cap to 350k, should i call my recruiter and reneg? Or is that not worth it?