Topics regarding layoffs at Amazon.com

Topics regarding layoffs at Amazon.com

F*ck Bezos

He gives $100M away to Dolly, while the Engineers at his company suffer on pay cuts and layoffs and then takes credit as someone so righteous. I call BS. Also fire Andy Jassy for not being transparent about the news. He has a good poker face.

Audible Job Security

I have accepted an offer with Audible (Software Development Engineer) and I am concerned about layoffs now. I've already quit my current job, I've been with tis employer for about five years now. Anyhow, do you think Audible jobs are safe and are new... — read more 

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H1B non-tech positions?

Why does big tech like Amazon hire H1Bs into tech lite positions. Positions like program/project mgmt, product, tam, solutions architect, etc. H1b program was designed for specialized skill sets. These roles aren’t technically difficult or... — read more 

Trying not to panic

I am very worried because I have been trying unsuccessfully to find a better job for a long time. It will be even more difficult to get it if I become jobless. On the other hand, although it is always a bad time to be laid off, in any case it... — read more 

The announcement surprised me a bit

I thought there would be more rumors about cuts before they were officially announced, but this time there were almost no rumors (or at least I didn't hear any of them), so I was quite surprised by this. Are you too?

Nobody knows anything yet

There's nothing on Slack outside of what can be found in the media. Anybody who tells you they know what's going on is most likely lying unless they're really high up on the food chain. I keep checking everywhere for more info but so far there's... — read more 

Do you think I may be in danger - 2 weeks/ L5

Stared with my onboarding/embark plan and HR training about two weeks ago... I am a data engineer, L5... I am super-stressed and I just started. I spent 11 years with the company that I've left, I should have not makde the move. Oh, well - cannot... — read more 

AI Robotics Cuts already happened

Friends who also work at Amazon have informed me that the whole Artificial Intelligence team that worked on Robotics was let go last week. They have requested that they look for roles within the company if that is at all possible. However, they are... — read more 

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An Amazon PIP Question

Based on Amazon's hiring procedure, which includes both technical and behavioral requirements, I've always assumed that employees there are intelligent and trustworthy. How did these people end up on PIP? I am aware that management needs to trim the... — read more 

Uncertain times

Tech giants are opting for layoffs. I'm honestly on the edge of my nerves and I've never been more anxious because I don't have much savings, and the situation on the job market is difficult and I haven't been able to get a new offer for a long... — read more 

Amazon shares...

$94.16....that's a drop of about 43 percent over the last year... https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMZN

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AMP Layoffs

Amp layoffs announced today. Three months to find another role internally otherwise out with severance.

Doesn't sound good...

https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/amazons-income-dipped-in-q3-2022-as-the-economy-took-its-toll/ https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/wall-st-loses-over-200-billion-value-after-report-amazon-2022-10-27/

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Weird Experience -AWS

So I have had a weird interviewing experience from AWS. It happened the first time and I didn't see any red flags but now I am beginning to think this might be a scam running on LinkedIn. So, the modus operandi is as follows- A sourcer recruiter... — read more 

"Amazon braces for $1B class action lawsuit focused on Buy Box"

"Hausfeld will allege that Amazon uses an algorithm to favor its own products and third-party sellers who use its storage and delivery services. Its lawsuit will focus on Amazon’s “Buy Box”, in which items are more visible to... — read more 

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AWS Proserv to SDM roles

How hard is it to move from proserv Cloud architect to SDE/SDM roles? I am at L6 with AWS proserv, working here since 2 years! Now would like to move to more technical side for the growth and pay both! How hard is it to move to SDE teams in AWS, AWS... — read more 

For Amazon workers with student loan debt

But the fight is far from over, and the stakes are higher than ever. https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2022/10/i-went-on-strike-to-cancel-my-student.html

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