“Bar raiser” bullshit @ Amazon
I always see Amazonians justifying external hires getting 100-150k+ more than internal promotions by justifying that external hires are those who “raise the bar” and hence deserve more than someone who has been at the company for long. How brainwashed are people at Amazon? How the fuck can people buy into this? Amazon just keeps lowering the bar and hiring shitty engineers by offering them high pay because nobody wants to work there. Insane how the few smart people working there think it’s justified to be paid less. Just as an example, internal L6 promo puts you at $280k, where as external hires are making $550-600k+ TC: 380k, 4yoe
Sad reality. But whats the alternative? Not to work at Amazon? I guess that’s already happening, so what else? Or you are just trying to point out a fact and not really looking for a “solution”?
The bar raiser is a joke 🤣. AMZN is not selective in hiring, that ship sailed a long time ago, a long with 'its still day 1'. Rest is all just marketing.
It's all about word play. They need to message it right so that even the worst of things look good.
Just waiting for the vest. Then I am out of this shithole.
Wow. Is that actually an excuse? Wasn’t this covered 16 years ago https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/01/27/news-58/
Great article
It’s the same on every company man
We only hire the best^. ^ for the lowest amount allowed
Every company does this. External hire gets paid more than internal promotion. Amazon reason is a weird justification thou
I agree. I’m talking about how some Amazon Engineers justify this. They say that the external people are being paid more than internal promo since after promo you get put at the bottom band and external people are better than 50% due to “bar raise”. The fact that people believe this BS is what I am calling out
Anyways I’m applying. 600k is more than what I’m making by significant and I’m “L6”
Then Resign and ReApply, Dude.
Kendal Roy is that you?