Sadly, productive and loyal employees often get let go first. And those who bullshit all day, kiss ass, and shift blames get to stay longer.
@dmora2386
Amazon is well known to be a sweat shop in the tech industry.
@neutechnica
Eloquently stated with zero fluff.
@promiseofspring
Former Amazonian here too. I worked in research teams, I think higher VPs don’t have vision. And mid management is crowded with bluffers, and short term goals.
@miked8121
Brilliant video. I'm 75 now and retired but I worked for 4 energy companies in my career that started off innovative and customer focused but morphed into bureaucratic purgatory. There is a tendency of corporate headquarters to think they can do a better job than their highly profitable field organizations and proceed to put their people into the best positions. This never works.
@louischa613
Just like when the company tells you to have "passion", it is really not about passion. It is about people working more hours for them free of charge, so that "they" have more money to buy a yacht or go to some island
@Inkling777
Those who've read George Orwell's 1984, may remember a "Room 101," where those being indoctrinated must face their greatest fears. It's based on meetings Orwell had to attend when he was working for the BBC during WWII. Those meetings took place in a room numbered, you guessed it, 101.
@techie1143
Very true. Bureaucracy is rife in big orgs. On one hand, your calendar is like a mosaic, filled with meetings which do not really require your presence or can be done quicker offline. On the other hand you're assigned with a bunch of coding tasks which you barely have time for. You have to continue to work after hours. You struggle to deliver the quantity not quality. You feel exhausted, hate your job and dream of some day somehow you make a fortune (lottery, stocks or the like) that will allow you to retire soon 😂
@deepreflection2998
Totally agreed, spent almost 8 years in AWS. Death by bureaucracy
Tech layoffs aren’t really about AI. From the inside, the warning signs were there long before ChatGPT. I spent seven years at Amazon, including five as a senior manager. I watched the company slowly change in ways most people outside never see. This video isn’t a rant. It’s a personal, insider view of how big tech actually works, and why layoffs often feel sudden to some, but predictable to others who were paying attention. If you work in tech and are wondering whether to wait things out or move early, I hope this perspective is helpful. Good luck.