Tech IndustryJun 25, 2018
Amazon他妈的贝索斯

Quit Amazon and new workplace 100x better

This may not be all Amazon but just my specific team. I worked at Amazon for 3 years 4 months and 5 days. I started off as L5 pathways manager mba grad and ended as an L7 senior operations manager. First of all, every amazon warehouse I worked at was violating multiple labor laws but the poor(literally) associates never had the education to understand their rights. All we worried about was rate rate rate. I worked front half days Sun-Wed 10hrs a day but had to report on Thur and Sat because my ops mgr said that's the only way to get promoted. I was like okay sure. Pay was good (140) but I felt every decision the senior leadership at site and the regional level was detrimental for the workers. We fucked over every department that was a voice of reason(HR, finance, procurement) and made everyone slog be it a snow day or a 120f day. we had no facilities for workers and the canteen/cafeteria was a mess. Whenever an associate didn't meet their absurdly impossible target we wrote them up. But the problems didn't stop there.... I was told by everyone in senior management that the associates are uneducated and that's what they deserve, you need to be stern(insist on the highest standards) and fire a few associates so that your seniors notice you and give you that senior ops position. Fearing my visa and all I agreed and toted their line. Days turned to months and years and i was turning into this ruthless monster.... Anyway one day I had enough the general manager jokingly advocated that the associates wear diapers to reduce pee breaks in the 9am and I had enough. My next stock vest was a couple of mos away but couldn't take anymore. I started applying for jobs and got one in 2 weeks. I work for a non-profit now as a ops lead and moved on h1b receipt notice as I couldn't take anymore. Been 3 months in the new job and I'm very happy! We work as a central logistics team for a food bank and ensure the food sent to the food banks is fresh. It is a new challenge but I'm way happier than I was at amazon. I'm sorry I'm venting out this much but today was the first Monday in a while when I realized I don't really hate mondays I just hated my job.

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LinkedIn Others Jun 25, 2018

Write this to “face of amazon” website, everyone should know.

Microsoft Wxyz123567 Jun 25, 2018

Congratulations! Happiness is what’s most important!

Amazon 他妈的贝索斯 OP Jun 25, 2018

I did my undergrad in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and my MBA from MIT Sloan and worked at another manufacturing company prior to my MBA studies

Oscar tc/gtfo Jun 25, 2018

Now this is not hard for Amazon to track down. But who gives a fuck! Amz should treat their warehouse guys nice too.

Amazon 他妈的贝索斯 OP Jun 25, 2018

Idgaf now been 3 mos I quit!

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Jun 25, 2018

Google Translate isn't great with Chinese, OP. 😂

Amazon 他妈的贝索斯 OP Jun 25, 2018

Fuck amazon was already taken homie so i decided a new language

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Jun 25, 2018

It's actually saying "fucking/damn Bezos," not "fuck" the verb :)

Uber Youoipto Jun 25, 2018

I’m happy that you found a happier place now.

Amazon 他妈的贝索斯 OP Jun 25, 2018

Thank you!!!

Google Atos! Jun 13, 2021

@op can you dm me..I am out of DMs for this month

Amazon NVVn51 Jun 26, 2018

This definitely needs to go out in the media. There were articles about how cruelly the associates were treated and I took it to the social responsibility team- and you know what they said - nothing. They made a straight face. They treat their corp employees the same way. Oh boy, such a terrible company to give your time to.

Capital One Starmie Jul 23, 2018

Thanks for sharing!

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Amazon WallaceSLA Mar 12, 2019

Why not have a water bottle? Simple solution

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working11 Sep 28, 2021

Bad leaders bad working environment

Fifth Third Bank QelB07 Jan 18, 2023

A post from 2018 just hopped on my timeline… very inspiring tho!