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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > The Tech Jungle: The NYT's expose on Amazon's culture of overwork
 
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Mrit
Sep 26, 2007

by exmarx
Grimey Drawer

SquadronROE posted:


I think Amazon basically just wants to get insanely "engaged" employees through a brute force methodology, right? They hire thousands of people and weed out anyone who isn't willing to dedicate 100% of their life to working there, and they motivate those people... somehow? Do they just pay a shitload more than other companies in the area?

Meanwhile, real sustainable engagement is difficult to do. If you ask talented tech people why they stay at a company, you'll find that it's hard to really define.

To answer this, Amazon has a... reputation in Seattle for being a lovely place to work. Lots of money to start, terrible raises, no life. So much of the hiring is done out of state, by heavily recruiting fresh graduates from flyover states.

I work in tech and used to work with(not for) amazon, and I would never take a job with them.

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Mrit
Sep 26, 2007

by exmarx
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Working 60 hours a week is retarded. The trick is to be ultra productive, and fit 60 hours of work into 30.
I will never understand the drive to work more than absolutely necessary. Plan, Automate, Relax is my guiding philosophy.

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