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As phony as could be expected

Senior Software QA Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
February 27, 2020
San Jose, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Impress others by working for such a well-known company. The 14 Leadership Principles could provide a good framework for excellence. It's possible to do nothing for years and get paid something. It could be worse.

Cons

Employees lost hope that it's possible to do a quality job and are crippled by the need for deceiving themselves and their bosses, who are keenly aware of that. By now, everything is for a show. Employment contracts are full of small print.

Advice to Management

Your products are on the brink of implosion. Yet, if anybody has resources for the turnaround, you do. There is a great software quality guy, James Bach (satisfice.com), right next to Seattle. Beg him to work with you.

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