Amazon

Amazon is a "can do" place. People who are ready to work hard, be courageous, banish self-doubt, and fight can do well.

Even for those who find it hard to be aggressive, Amazon will surely benefit you and help you learn new skills. Opportunity is there for the taking, but no one will coddle or encourage you – ever.

It's a tough place, but it pays well and gives you lots of opportunity.

Encouragement, peace, and calm DO NOT EXIST in this place.

It's a go-go-go atmosphere that you can sense by just sitting in the lobby of one of its buildings and watching the crowds scurry in and out.

Everyone is on the go, NOTHING is ever good enough, and all employees are pressed to be more, do more, and reach higher.

The unrelenting pace and pressure to do more burns most people out within 2 years.

Accept that such a huge workforce can no longer be composed of 100% zealots. The average employee is there to experience some growth and find a life balance. Trying to get the absolute maximum productivity out of every employee might maximize output for 1-2 years, but the rate of burnout will put the business at risk due to the rate of brain drain. Send managers to "emotional intelligence" training and get rid of anyone who's managed there more than 5 years.