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No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
Really stressed about this h1b situation and layoffs. I bought a house last year, a Tesla model X Thought amazon is the safest given how rapidly they were hiring! Now I am drowning in debt and there is risk of losing my job! I will only get 60 days to find another! My wife doesn’t work and I have t...Read more
It has been 3 months since I joined Amazon as a data scientist and I'm getting indicators that my manager might put me on pip. I think it is the mix of wrong team, project fit and possibly the worst manager I've ever worked with. The thought of a pip is making me stressed out, anxious and I've neve...Read more
i have been so stressed out at amazon. i hate the toxic culture and my team. i am unable to switch teams and literally hate my life. what should i do?
I joined Amazon 5 months go and 2 months back my manager has put me in focus. My focus is about to end and project has not yet finished. I’m tired of interviewing and not getting any calls also. I’m not able to focus on work or interview prep because of the stress. I’ve a trip planned to India too ...Read more
I'm always anxious, nervous and recently getting doubts if my manager is collecting data to manage me out. It's only been 4 months since I started. I feel like it is a place for experienced people who are aware of processes and expectations. For a person like me, straight out of school, doesn't see...Read more
Here’s the deal, I am working cross functional and other team refuses to help me. I know codebase and process of my team, how can they expect me to understand their codebase and make a change there? Each time I still do it & they have an issue like this is hacky way but doesn’t share the way they w...Read more
Hi All, I am stressing over this upcoming Amzn interview because I don't have any exciting stories to tell for this LP part. I have 6yrs experience and never kept records of what happened day to day in my past so I have nothing to say except oh I fixed some bugs and wrote software per the spec. An...Read more
Always scared and worried around the clock of getting a pip plan, a LE rating, deadlines pushed earlier I couldn't meet. It was a constant state of stress I couldn't even sleep properly anymore. Late night pings and coworkers working round the clock meant everyone needed to do the same or fall "behi...Read more
I moved to Amazon recently as a Product Manager Technical. I have worked as a Product Manager for an year before this. I feel super stressed every day and I constantly feel pressured. Every morning I wake up with a sense of dread. My manager is a micromanager and wants to know about everything I do....Read more
Asking for a friend who is SDE 1 at Amazon from last 18 months . He is going through mental stress and unable to take it anymore. He is not happy and visiting physicartist frequently. Unfortunately he is not getting piped . He is docile and calm going person, work day and night to complete the j...Read more
.......... So difficult ........ Right? ....... Nah, job is easy. 😂 Git Gud TC 350k
Two notorious employers known for bad WLB. Who’s worse?
Trying to get perspective on what’s it’s like to be A SDM at amazon ? I know it depends on team .. but ... What are your day to day challenges ? Heard most of the time your cracking the whip on ICs completing stories. What’s your average 1 out of 10 stress level like? What do you hate / love abou...Read more
Can you pls share strategies to enhance resilience to work-related stress? Considering the connection between body and mind I've heard that 1) taking cold showers and 2) intensifying physical exercise beyond my daily limit can potentially increase my ability to endure any stress. Comments? Why am I...Read more
Female and at the age where everyone says to try now or it’s about to get very hard. Different for everyone but I want kids and worried about missing my chance or affording fertility treatments if I don’t try now. While it’s exciting to finally start the journey, I’m at Amazon and like many others,...Read more
i have an Amazon Interview in 5 days. i am stressing out because i haven’t had a lot of time to prepare for it becuase of full time job. Plus its hard to keep up the pace when you are working. I won’t ask what to prepare because i know that for sure but i wanted to know what should i focus upon in l...Read more
Which company’s work culture is on avg the most stress inducing? McK vs FB vs Amazon
I have joined here recently and there is a constant pressure to perform. I don't think i am made for this. I wake up randomly at night and the only thought in my mind is work. I wake up in morning thinking about work. After waking up at 7 till 10.30 stand up, i am in state of constant panic and have...Read more
I am already on dev plan at Amazon. I dont see much positive feedback from 1:1 with manager, even though I think I am meeting all the high expectations on the dev plan. I am putting most of time to complete my heavy tasks to secure my job. Should I keep putting this much effort on my job? If I get...Read more
I am looking for a company with a good work-life balance and decent pay. Most of the companies that fall into this category, such as Atlassian, Microsoft, etc., are only hiring for senior positions. (I have 3+ years of experience.) Please help if you have any knowledge about any openings in any goo...Read more