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May randomly fire you

Systems Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 4 years
December 15, 2019
Seattle, Washington
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Cool projects to work on, and gain a lot of experience.

Cons

After 3 years of successful work, I was called into a meeting with my manager. HR was also present.

It felt like HR was ganging up on me to admit I was trying to do something I did not do. I had no time to make any attempt to gather paperwork or anything to counter their arguments. They promptly terminated me and sent me on my way, even after asking if there was anything I could do to help them.

Also, they will fight you on unemployment benefits. HR stated one reason for firing in the meeting, while unemployment received a different reason.

I feel pretty betrayed by the company and will not work for them again. I'm kind of bummed as I enjoyed the field of work.

I now realize why everyone, including my manager, joked about getting randomly fired. It happens.

Be careful of when you work here and have a plan.

Advice to Management

Be more open to directs on what is going on. Hiding everything isn’t the best option and creates distrust.

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