Great compensation but top-down mandates create issues
Great compensation but top-down mandates create issues
Great compensation, and solid retirement benefits. You can take advantage of the mega backdoor Roth that Amazon offers with Fidelity. It's a big company with a wide range of business areas. If you don't like what you're working on, try finding a team in an area you find more interesting.
It's a big company with a lot of top-down mandates. Over the years, I've noticed most of them are meant to drive attrition or force it (RTH, RTO, layoffs). Some orgs and teams can be toxic and political. It really just varies depending on the leadership.
Go back to the day 1 culture.
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