High intellect but toxic competition and job insecurity
High intellect but toxic competition and job insecurity
High minds around you.
Challenging tasks sometimes may be redundant.
Fast-moving tasks and you have to be quick with your mind.
There is competition between peers. Peers don't help each other in some teams for their own benefit. This brings toxicity among peers and introduces heavy politics.
There is a firing culture where Amazon fires 10% of employees each year, and this is mandatory. Even employees who work hard for more than 12 hours can be fired.
You can have multiple sleepless nights and still get harsh feedback from your manager.
Nothing can be done if the culture itself is toxic.
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