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- Amazon 2 pizza rule How does the amazon 2 pizza rule work in practice. If I'm hungry, I can eat two pizzas myself, does this mean I'm a 1 man team?
- Amazon relocation pay back rules If I quit Amazon after a year and three months is completed, do I have to pay Amazon anything in Luxembourg? #amazon #luxembourg
- Amazon 401k and HCE rule Have seen couple of posts where folks have complained about not being able to contribute to the max 401k limit (and were later refunded) due to Amazon's plan failing the ADP or ACP test in certain year.. Is this for real?? Say your base is 180k and you would like to contribute max ($19000 for 2019
- H1B 2022 Cap Amazon Rules @Amazonians who are on L1 and are not GC backlog nationals with non-expiring visa: Were you excluded from this year’s H1B Cap Lottery? I am on L1B visa here and just received an email on exclusion from H1B cap lottery from Amazon Immigration Team. I am not a national with a GC backlog. Last year
- Amazon in Netherlands - 30 % tax ruling Hello, Got an offer recently, but i did not ask about the 30% tax ruling, is it applied by Amazon for foreigners? Thanks! Current TC 70k #amazon #tax #netherlands
- Amazon in Amsterdam. Question on 30% tax ruling. How was the Dutch's 30% tax ruling handled for you? did your employer handled it for you or did you have to do it yourself? #amsterdam #amazon #aws #amazonbenefits
- vote Learn Amazon internal rules and play by them? Should you try to research, understand and learn these "Amazon internal rules" and then knowingly get in to play by them. Instead stay away from this company and do well for yourself?
- Rules for success at amazon, and dos/ do nots? Mainly trying to consider what’s in my control how do I succeed at amazon and progress. What are some dos and do nots, for example #tech it seems asking your coworkers (taking up a lot of their time) isn’t okay but starting out it should be fine right? Even if I’m not a new grad? #aws
- Amazon added two more leadership principals: Is it Andy Jassy’s Rule!!! We added 2 amazing new Amazon Leadership Principals: 1/ Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer 2/ Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility
- link Amazon Liable For Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA Appellate Court I don’t know how I feel about this. Marketplaces do have a duty to keep fradulent items off their site, but to make them liable for defective goods? Strange. https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/amazon-liable-for-defective-third-party-products-rules-ca-appelate-court/
- Is there a 8-month rule for Amazon boomerang policy? I'm a potential Amazon boomerang and know there is a 6 (six) month policy that I wouldn't need an interview to come back. I'm just under my 8 month mark and had a good conversation with a hiring manager. He said there is also an 8 month policy thing... Has anyone heard about that? If you're a hiring
- does the bottom 10% rule apply to non-tech at Amazon? ill be starting a finance role at amazon and have been coming across posts saying that the bottlm 10% will get cut but it seems mainly centered around SWE. will the same principles apply for amazon?
- link Wall Street Journal: Amazon Has Long Ruled the Cloud. Now It Must Fend Off Rivals.. There's a paywall, but worth the read. For the first time at Invent, Amazon was very defensive about competitors (Azure). Microsoft is poised to dominate the next decade in cloud by leveraging existing enterprise relationships TK: weeps in GCP Wall Street Journal: Amazon Has Long Ruled the Cloud.
- Does amazon have rule to fire/PIP employee in certain quarter? #amazon #pip
- Amazon Music Atlanta WLB Talked to a recruiter for Amazon Music for Atlanta and they're saying the org acts as a separate subsidiary from Amazon, so the WLB is much better. Is this true? I don't want to work more than 40 hours/week, trying to decide if it's worth considering. Had ruled out Amazon in the past because I don'
- vote Are 16 reports too much for SDM? I thought Amazon has 2 pizza rule. 16 direct reports and manager has no plan to hire a new manager! The sister team manager has 15 direct reports! Should you usually avoid such teams with so many direct reports or it's fine? I have noticed this in AWS more than retail or Alexa side! TC - 280K
- Vacation during the notice period? Planning to give notice in a week. Can we take a vacation/holiday while on a two week notice period? Any restrictions/rules? #amazon
- vote Never talk bad about former employers - does it apply to Amazon, too? In general, there's a widely known rule to never talk bad about the former workplaces. What about Amazon? When jumping ship from Amazon as an SDE, are you allowed or expected to talk bad about it, or is that still a red flag? #tech #amazonaws #amazon TC: ¼ mil SDE-II
- Side Income While at Amazon Hi Amazon Blind, Does Amazon have any rules about not being allowed to have any side income while working there? #Amazon TC 135 YOE 2.5
- Rent expenditures Hi All, How much ya all pay rent ? What is golden rule that has worked for you ? TC : 235k (160k base) #amazon #meta #google #apple #microsoft
- Are you allowed to video record at Amazon campuses/offices? Yeah.. What's the rule on video cameras in the office at amazon?
- Are H1B holders screwed with the new wage ruling? The newly passed H1B rules say that minimum wage level should be at-least 45th percentile*. It means slightly less than wage level 3. I have a base of 160k in Seattle. But its only wage level 1 in Seattle for my job code**. Does the new rule mean that I'm no longer eligible for extension? *-https
- H1Bs stuck in India allowed to work in Amazon but not in FB Rule is rule for all when it comes to H1Bs. I have friends in Amazon. They said they are allowed to work from india but FB employees stuck in india are not allowed to work. FB is citing legal issues. but how come Amazon does not have same legal issues. Is amazon abusing H1B (may not be intentionally
- vote Amazon Dublin vs Booking.com Amsterdam Basically two offers: Amazon Dublin (not AWS) L5: TC near 140k EUR Booking.com Amsterdam Core dev: 90k EUR base + up to 15% annual bonus + RSU based on performance +30% ruling The wlb will be probably the same.
- Harvard MBA while at FAANG Which of the FAANG and similar companies help sponsor MBA at Harvard? What are the rules? me: SDE II at Amazon
- How hard to get a Netflix offer? Here can see a lot of people from fb,g,amzn but not as much from n Are guys here? How hard is the interview process? Heard you only hire seniors and no leetcode? What’s the toughest part? Curious because read recently “no rules rules” and it looks like a great place to work
- Amazon sign up bonus What is the typical Amazon sign up bonus and vesting rules to it. Mid senior position in a marketing field?
- Leaving company on green card Posting here a question: coworker was at H1b. He then got his green card like a month ago. He wants to interview and leave Amazon about 6 months after he got his green card. 1) Does the 6 months rule for USCIS truly work? Should he stay more than 6 months? 2) Does Amazon have any “rule” to stay X
- Stem OPT hiring rules What are the Stem Opt hiring rules for Facebook/Microsoft/Amazon for hardware engineering roles?
- Taxation for rsu in India Folks, What are the taxation rules for RSUs in India. How it works in Google, Microsoft,Adobe,Amazon , Walmart and what will be effective tax on allocated RSUs
- saying “no” to Amazon? after a fairly antagonistic interview with Amazon last week, I somehow got an offer today...at $15k less than current TC. And at a lower level. And with a probable reduction in scope—though this is hard to compare because Amazon’s scope can be considerable. So, obviously I reject this. The question
- Bezos stepping down as CEO is like Ozai stepping down as Fire Lord. Someone prove me wrong. Looks to me like Bezos is going to become the Phoenix King of Amazon, ruling both the board and the next chump to to take the chief executive position. #amazon @Amazon
- H1-b sponsorship for employees on L1-b How soon will Amazon sponsor H1-b for employees on L1-b. Are there well defined rules or is it dependent on the manager?
- vote Should I Install dating apps on company phone? I have my personal dating shit but looks like system/algo has forgotten me... I Don't get likes despite the good photos/workout and all that. Also, I've had fair bit of dating off-line. Not Johnny Sins type but more like 8-9 so far. So looks like I'm doing good on rule 1&2. Just want to start fres
- Do employees of US companies in China use English or Mandarin at work? US based companies like Amazon, Microsoft Google, FB, etc.. all have offices in China. Is there a rule that all work including meetings must be done in English? #culture #officelife #workplace
- are the amazon videos on tiktok propaganda Amazon has a strict no phones rule in fulfillment centers with metal detectors on the way out to ensure employees obey it. but on tiktok i see so many videos of lowly amazon employees filming with their phones. is this hr pretending to be employees to be the worlds best employer?? @amazon
- Does Cisco London hire directly from India? Looking to move to UK/EU. Not great at LC so G/FB/Amazon ruled out. Does Cisco London/Uxbridge hire folks from India? Tax: 8.5 YOE 32L INR TC 1L INR = 1,00,000 INR
- vote Am I supposed to get the referral before or after applying? some people have told me before, but the other day I applied to Amazon and my friend told me "oh no! you applied before I could refer you!" Is this a universal rule?
- link Cloud Share https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/bobevans1/2018/02/05/why-microsoft-is-ruling-the-cloud-ibm-is-matching-amazon-and-google-is-15-billion-behind/amp/
- H1b lottery based on wage levels [Edit] This rule is delayed for this year. H1b lottery based on wage levels will be pretty bad for international students. No company hires university grads with $180k base. I guess most of the visas will be given to l4,l3. Many international students will just have to go back after their student
- Is it illegal to trade stock of competitor? Question: Let's say you work at Amazon and you know they are about to launch some new technology that competes with Google. If you work at Amazon obviously there are rules against trading Amazon stock, but would it be against the law to sell Google stock before launch? #investments
- Amazon benefits As per Amazon benefits page, parental leave options require at least one year of continuous service by the date of child birth. Is this a strict rule? I'm thinking about joining Amazon but having a child soon. Any advice amazonians?
- Which SOC code does Amazon use to file LCA for SDM position ? Trying to find out if it is safe to do a H-1B transfer given the new interim final rule by DoL TC:160k; yoe:10 #h1b #amazon
- Amazon blocking/not allowing any kind of content creation around tech!?!? Recently saw a notification from Amazon wherein you can't publish blogs videos around tech Hell you can't even contribute to open source even with your personal laptop and devices Is this only with Amazon or similar rules are present in other companies also?
- link EU Policy A Money Grab Every time I take a look at European News, I see the EU pushing more regulation targeting Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. In reading through a recent article, I saw that the EU is taking up to 0.05% of annual worldwide revenue from these companies to “monitor” them and I think it’s absol
- Companies that pip the most : Amazon, Netflix & Meta are getting pipped by market It's an irony that companies in FAANG that strive on fear based culture have seen their stocks flat or drop significantly in this market. Amazon has to manipulate their earnings by including rivian unrealized stock appreciation & start buying back their stocks to stop the stock from deflating. engi
- vote Can Amazon SDMs code if they want to? Curious if there’s any official policy or unspoken rule that prevents an Amazon SDM from coding if they want to occasionally (obvs assuming they’re technically competent) Have you ever seen an SDM code? If yes, please do comment!
- What tech companies besides Coinbase is not woke? Kudos to coinbase who recently implemented a no politics rule at work. Sadly nobody else has the moral courage to follow. Do you know of other tech companies that are not woke and politically neutral AND pay at least Microsoft not Amazon TC? L63, $240k TC, 7 yoe. #tech #google #facebook #snap #ub
- PERM filing @ Amazon I would like to know if there’s a rule that one has to be 6 months old in Amazon before one can file for GC ? I thought the employee is eligible from day1. I am 3 months old in Amazon and have 1 year left on my H1-B ! Any suggestions?
- Is a finishing a degree a must to get a return offer from Amazon? I just got an offer for an SWE internship at Amazon and in the job description it says "Upon successful completion of the internship program, interns may receive a full-time or return intern offer to become a Software Development Engineer starting in 2023." It says nothing about finishing the degree