Every month I got at least one email/message from amazon recruiters that want to tell me about an amazing opportunity. Like Mormon missionaries. And every now and then, I got messages from amazon managers asking if I’m interested for a position in their team. I swear they treat LinkedIn like tinder, and swipe right to anyone, because often the role does not match, I even got someone who rejected me in my previous interview, and introduce themselves to me again as if we never talked before. My question is why? Why they PIP people if they are so much in need to fill those roles?
It’s called hunger games. If you don’t relentlessly compete with your peers, they find some else that will.
Question…what’s your profile like that these recruiters find you and message you to interview. Applied to couple of roles but haven’t heard anything nor do I get those recruiters?!Just curious, maybe I’m missing the buzz words on LinkedIn or something?
A couple years of experience helps. Now a days, if I don't have at least 3 Amazon recruiter mails a week, I start feeling bad
I have 5+ years of experience I guess? I’m just an average Joe, nothing special
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There’s probably something to be said for rotating through more people and offering very high TC. Cream will rise to the top and the chaff will sink. If you just keep that model rolling ideally the group that sticks around will be good performers. Culture might be shit but you’ll probably be left with pretty decent people.
There are definitely some truth there. Maybe my view is too idealistic, but I feel fews were born to be high performers. A good culture can lift average people to rockstars. On the other hand, why would high performers stay at Amazon if the culture/benefit is not good, they can probably get a job anywhere. Finally, assuming if an environment is full of high performers, the bar would be raised, everyone would just be the new average. The value of high performer would inflate, and cause involution.
You get messages from Mormon missionaries? I got spammed by Amazon recruiters but not once from a Mormon.
It’s how Amazon gets a lot of work out of smart capable people without actually paying them. It’s the same thing Amazon does with the facilities folks. It’s how Amazon uses human capital—churn and burn. 🤷♀️
They think employees are a priority queue
High churn. Get more work from you, burn you out and then out you go. I worry that people who stay in such companies long enough are psychopathic.
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nothing to do w/ each other right? pip is for low performers, hiring is to try to get good performers. works together
True, but if the managers have to reach out to people themselves on LinkedIn. I would think it is urgent. Then why not keep the former low performer. Low performer is better than nothing. Also, I think this fear of PIP not only get rid of low performers but also causing collateral damage to many average ones too.
low performer can certainly be worse than nothing, it’s not like making license plates where any addition is helpful. managers reach out bc they know better who to target and may be looking at specific backgrounds. i wouldn’t say there’s a fear of it, those who get it are often coasting into it and dgaf. those pulling their weight aren’t afraid of it and know they’d do well on the open market also