Brick n Mortars are better work environments?? Stunning revelation NYTimes writers! What are you, 25 yrs old?
Amazon, unless you work in the global HQ is an absolute disaster when it comes to working for them. They are the most disorganized company out there. They don't have the slightest clue as to what they are doing and being proactive is nearly non-existent. So much so one of their main corporate philosophies is "ambiguity" ..aka "We don't know wtf we are doing" I know 4 individuals who work for the logistics side of things at Amazon. None of them know each other, and each of them have the same horror stories regarding their operation. The revolving door of employees in logistics is high for a reason.
and they are only generating what 20 to 30 billion a year or something? But they are idiots, lol, have a market share that few could dream about, have inverstors ready to pour money into a company that isn't even seeking to make money on the short term, but yeah their obviously idiots. I won't argue that in this metrics driven society that amazon is a great place to work, it obviously isn't. But saying they are disorganized is plain laughable.
Just because they are making money and have a strong hold on the online retail market does not mean they are organized. Without getting into details (cause I am lazy) their logistics model needs a complete revamp. They essentially hold a monopoly on the online retail market. Amazon has an amazing PR department that's for sure. It's only a matter of time until their workforce will consider unionizing. Then Amazon will go into a panic.
This article is talking about their HQ jobs. if this is how it really is then I wouldn't want to work there. Especially given the type of people who Amazon wants to work there could easily find better places.
^This would be a Prime candidate for cancel culture, except we all want our burritos zapped one minute faster.
As far as dev jobs go. The commonality I've heard from friends working there is the more known the product that the team supports the more miserable your life will be there. Common sense, but explains the wide variance of experiences I've heard about working there.
