Sink or swim environment. Very bad for snowflakes like myself
Sink or swim environment. Very bad for snowflakes like myself
- Smart and motivated coworkers (especially in AWS).
- Decent processes, practices, and internal tools.
- Solid total compensation after factoring RSU value growth in the mid-2010s.
- SDMs are very technically competent.
- Work on technically sophisticated products used by millions.
The overall ethos of the company is not to value employees, in my observation, even high-performing ones. After the NYT article, they put some lipstick on the pig, but nothing really changed. I would say it is a good place if you are highly emotionally resilient, driven, and achievement-oriented.
Invest in and value current employees, then maybe you won't have to go on talent harvesting expeditions to developing countries.
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