Graduate degrees (masters, doctorates) mean almost nothing in this field. Academia is so separated from industry production, that in many cases it is a hindrance, or at least less valuable than the equivalent work experience. At Amazon you 1. Work 70+ hours a week 2. Are expected to do “homework” 3. Have arbitrary, immovable deadlines that are independent from you ability to meat the deadline 4. Your ‘thesis’ is your promotion portfolio or public portfolio. You work on it throughout your tenure and hope it ‘passes’ at the end 5. Almost no one recommends staying there >2 years 6. Once you attend, you will make more $$ forever 7. Even if you wasted 10-15 years at smaller job tech companies, you could always fall back on having Amazon experience 8. Nationally recognized as a prestigious title 9. Networking is a key element 10. You genuinely accelerate your tech growth Except you get paid $300k instead of paying $100k
F no
Nice try Bezos!
So the benefit is you learn, make connections, and increase your earning potential? Sounds like literally every first job 😂
What’s the point?
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