How early is too early to leave Amazon?

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WhatDHel

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WhatDHel
Sep 5, 2020 43 Comments

Less than a year in Amazon! Boy it's as real as they say in blind here! WLB is dumpster fire, everyone's chasing an invisible and out of reach promotion as if it's gonna increase their TC

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  • Amazon
    jackInBox

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    jackInBox
    Amazon is a great company, most people I know truly love working there and are grateful for the opportunity. Don’t expect those voices here; the complaints you see here are just the loud minority.
    Sep 5, 2020 3
  • Google / Eng
    dunnoman

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    dunnoman
    Just wondering, how long after you started did wlb go to shit? I assume there was a ramp up period that was kinda chill? Or they just fuck you up from Day One?
    Sep 5, 2020 7
    • Amazon
      yosex

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      yosex
      Haha I do not think there are openings on my team anyways, but just letting you know that there are teams that exist like this at amazon. Not every team is hell
      Sep 5, 2020
    • Apple
      fhne47ehh

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      fhne47ehh
      From my experience this all depends on you. When I started at amazon me and my coworker would often work 12 hour days, not necessarily because we were asked to but more because we wanted to get stuff done (we were the only ones on the team at the time) and because we enjoyed what we were working on.

      Later we just stopped working the crazy hours and nothing changed. I later became a manager and reminded my team not to work crazy hours. I would only end up working 40 hours max and that much was just due to meetings. When I went back to IC I would work 30 - 35 hours. For the last 4 years there I would never open my laptop at home unless oncall.

      Those teams definitely do exist there but even more so you just have to set your own boundaries.
      Sep 6, 2020
  • Indeed
    psychonot

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    psychonot
    Too early would be leaving before joining
    Sep 5, 2020 1
  • Amazon
    oCtoq

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    oCtoq
    I start looking for jobs when hitting one year. Got offers, made decisions and quit in 2 months. So 14 months in total
    Sep 5, 2020 2
    • New
      WhatDHel

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      WhatDHel
      OP
      What offers did you get? How is life after Amazon?
      Sep 5, 2020
    • Amazon
      oCtoq

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      oCtoq
      Got 2 offers from the other FAANG and 2 from other tech companies. I’m happy now, enjoying what I do at work. At least I started feeling valued after leaving.
      Sep 5, 2020
  • Amazon
    VfuB18

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    VfuB18
    Haha op I’m wondering the same! Here for six months and I’ve never hated a job as much
    Sep 5, 2020 1