Does Amazon fly you business class?
Sep 1, 2021
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Looking at a role that would mean flying quarterly internationally. Is that... Coach??
Looking at a role that would mean flying quarterly internationally. Is that... Coach??
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Amazon executive didn’t want to fly coach to New Zealand
Marc Sadeghi was the global head of visual effects for Amazon Studios, based in Culver City, California. After accepting the job he became familiar with Amazon’s frugal travel policy, requiring a vast majority of employees to fly coach or pay for their own seat upgrades. That’s in stark contrast to much of the entertainment industry, where business class on many flights is the norm.
Sadeghi had a work trip to New Zealand, but didn’t want to fly in economy. He claimed to have back problems — scoliosis and sciatica — and needed more room to stretch out. Unfortunately for him, he was denied several times:
Even Amazon's offer for me to work from the London office was £50k higher than my current TC