Would you move to Amazon despite the culture?!
Sep 30, 2018
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Hear a lot of not so great things about the culture at Amazon (competitive etc.). Personally love Nike and the wlb and collaborative community here.
Hypothetically, If you were offered a position with the same role and pay, would you switch to Amazon?
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The people feeling gutted are the bottom performers. The bottom ten percent go on formal plans and the bottom third or so worry that they might be next. The top twenty percent are actively rewarded and the top half are feeling pretty good.
So your experience depends on whether you are in the top half of employees or the bottom third. It's definitely a competitive place but if you're actually pretty good at your job that's a good thing.
If you suspect you're going to be bottom third then do Amazon and yourself a favor and don't apply.
The culture at Amazon generally is massively superior to most of the rest of tech. It's not close. I've worked lots of places and I got sick of having to carry everyone else. If you're the guy being carried then go work for the rest but Amazon is a way better place to be than most if you get stuff done.