Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too

Re:Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too by umanwizard on Monday August 24, 2015 @01:33PM (#10111554)

From personal experience -- if FB and Google are the big leagues, Amazon is triple-A ball[1]. The caliber of people there is quite high, but it's still easier to get in than at the truly elite places. I don't think there are a lot of people with offers from Google working at Amazon, but Amazon can be a good stepping stone.

[1]: (Non-Americans, substitute something like "Premier League" and "whatever league the Premier League relegates to")

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Re:Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too by nostrebored on Monday August 24, 2015 @02:02PM (#10111777)

I actually know a number of people working for Amazon that had comparable offers from Google and decided to work for Amazon. Admittedly, many of these people made the decision for moral reasons, specifically regarding how Google handles user data.

But as with most of Amazon, I guess a lot of it has to do with the team that you're in.

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Re:Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too by umanwizard on Monday August 24, 2015 @02:25PM (#10111970)

That's interesting. I was under the impression there would be practically none. But I guess I hadn't considered the moral angle.

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Re:Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too by serge2k on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @06:03AM (#10115416)

That's why so many people are able to jump ship easily for FB and Google.

I think you are seriously overestimating the quality difference between the people at these places.

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