Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
Blinders - how is the exit interview at amazon? do they ask where are you going? also, does your manager ask the same question? i obviously do not want to burn the bridges, so looking for some advise, thanks! currently at L6, going to G
https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-ceo-dont-wait-for-us-to-launch-a-chatgpt-competitor The real reason is they're just too far behind and were never on the cutting edge of AI research. If it was up to them, they would buy a 49% stake in Anthropic, but it's too late for that now. TC 450 #amazon
Is Facebook considered a competitor to Amazon, enough for you to be walked out (gardening leave) if you disclosed that you were leaving one for the other? I wouldn't have thought so but you never know... Can someone in HR of either companies confirm?
Question for amazon folks. If I reveal to my manager that I am leaving for Google, what will happen? I currently work in marketing and my prospective team is in google devices (written offer for 330 TC) Asking because a marketing colleague who left for a Microsoft marketing team was asked to leave...Read more
Which companies are hiring in Massachusetts who have excelled at Amazon? Role: Sr Program Manager YOE: 4 years #hiring #recruiting #boston #amazon
Hi blinders, trying to decide for a switch. Which companies have: - similar or better pay than Amazon for same sde level? - have better company culture (no pip fear)? - good stock growth potential (one with sustainable biz model?) - possibility of easy internal team switch
https://aws.amazon.com/emr/
Just saw in an internal Wiki that there are a few teams being created to get a prototype going with an aim to compete against Google Search and Bing. It says that just as AWS has a dominant share over GCP and Azure in the cloud space, so too must Amazon expand and become the "number one search engi...Read more
Not sure how much traction this will get considering most grocers wouldn't like Amazon gaining any data from them. But still smaller chains might sign on. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-ramps-up-plans-for-instacart-like-service-in-u-s-europe
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/amazon-chime?utm_source=browser_notification&utm_medium=browser_notification&utm_campaign=amazon-chime
Looking for info on how it went for folks that left Amazon for a competitor. I’ve seen some folks get shown the door the same day, other folks leave in 2 weeks but don’t tell anyone where they are going, while some rare folks get caught up in a lawsuit for non compete. What are your experiences doin...Read more
https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazon-plans-to-release-a-chatgpt-competitor-soon/ Alexa on steroids? Chat-Astro? Chat-Bez? #amazon
It just happened to me, anyone else?
http://marketrealist.com/2018/01/amazon-found-tough-competitor-microsoft
Hello I heard Amazon has a clause that after leaving Amazon, one can not work for a competitor for 6 months. I think it could be related to the exact work a person is doing. Is that true? Is it strictly followed in EMEA and US? Currently or past Amazonians would be best to answer.
I will be asked where I am going in my exit interview. I need to stay at the company for two weeks after my notice. Going competitor means termination on the same day. My work in Amazon has nothing common in work in Microsoft.
Title says it all. Do you know someone who has done this?
At Walmart, we always hear propaganda like "If we're gonna compete with Amazon... [insert BS phrase about tech/software we are incapable of writing]" It seems our leadership sees Amazon as our mortal enemies. Are we? What propaganda does Amazon pass around the inside? Who does Amazon see as its numb...Read more
Hi! I heard rumor that at Amazon if you tell your manager you’ll leave for a competitor (Microsoft, Google, etc), they will ask you to leave on spot/ on that day. Can’t stay for 2 weeks. Is this true? Not planning to tell where I want to go but I also want to be as transparent as I can so I can lea...Read more
Can someone explain why itemized receipts have been removed? The email receipts that Amazon sends now only have the order total. No info on products purchased, no info on price or sales tax, no info on seller, no info on quantity, category or applied discounts or payment methods. Just a meaningless...Read more