Stay far away, SDEs
Stay far away, SDEs
Lots of experts, nice campus, good internal tech, access to AWS teams.
Once your RSUs start to vest after many years of hard work, you become a target. You probably will never be allowed to vest.
Foreign managers spend all their time trying to get visas for their friends back home instead of doing their job working for your team.
Secret feedback and stack ranking.
Raises max out at 2.5%, which is COLA and requires an 'exceeds' performance review. Normal is 0-1%.
Corrupt hiring and review process, sort of like Hunger Games/Tinder. Don't be old, fat, or ugly.
Jeff Bezos Quote: "Customers expect Amazon to have a young urban workforce." Blatant ageism.
Rethink your approach to SDE retention.
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