Hello all, my friend joined Amazon as SDE 1 in Jan 2020 after his MS in CS & he was quite stressed & told me the job is too much pressure & he works like min 12-15 hrs a day. He called me today & told he has been put on PIP within 6 months & he is scared & stressed out. I just wanted to know is this common in Amazon? after people being put on PIP do they have a chance to improve and show performance improvement? #amazon
These PIP stories just keep on coming... will it ever end?!
Can confirm. Itβs a shit show here and employees are put up for sacrifice every quarter.
Oh boy! Only if I got a dime for every Amazon pip story posted on Blind :( There is atleast 3 per day! Very depressing!
Is it rare for top 10 university grads to get pip
At this point, top universities grads wonβt apply to amazon.
Agree. Only shitty people with no resume from top schools I attended go to Amazon. Mostly seems to be tier 2 schools going to Amazon.
It is pure luck, if we are to believe this guy - "A guide to surviving and getting promoted at Amazon (Tech Industry)" https://us.teamblind.com/s/SYK26Yqa
Tell your friend to not be scared. It's so common, most employers won't care that your friend was pip'd.
Managers' job at Amazon is to PIP people. Their real LP is PIP Obsession. Tell your friend to just chill and wait for severance package. If your friend leave on their own they'll have to pay back some bonus and relocation expenses etc...
Yea.. This statement is stupid on multiple levels.
they will ask to repay those even if they fire you amazon is cheap like that.
he was only hired to be placed on a pip most likely. Amazon managers hire SDE1 to fill their 5% URA quota.
Within 6 months PIP is common at Amazon. Managers do hire to fire so that they can fill up mandatory 5% PIP quota and retain old people. So ask him to chill and DM me if he needs referral at Microsoft. Much better company to work for, excellent WLB.
Hey, can I ping you for new grad position at Microsoft?
Can I ping you as well?
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What do you think is wrong with a kid who got rejected by 9 colleges?
This is very common at Amazon. Sink or swim culture. To survive you need to work hard, long and smart - that's what Bezos himself said.
I know he's smart, but hard and long? I doubt it!
You are saying he's micro and soft π