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Re:Uber lawsuit alleges employees were misled on equity comp... by hkmurakami on Thursday December 22, 2016 @09:19PM (#13242285)
It's not really an indicator of how well or poorly it's run, but it definitely is an indicator of the culture there (had a 48 hour exploding offer before, and the C brass culture was quite toxic).
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Re:Uber lawsuit alleges employees were misled on equity comp... by davedx on Friday December 23, 2016 @02:58AM (#13243550)
You don't think toxic culture leads to a poorly run company?

I guess Amazon is a good example of that...

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Re:Uber lawsuit alleges employees were misled on equity comp... by danpalmer on Friday December 23, 2016 @04:36AM (#13243889)
I think it depends on how the culture is toxic. Amazon's culture seems to be "toxic" in a very specific way: that it selects for a very particular kind of person, with particular kinds of motivations - those who don't align with that are unhappy and leave quickly, those that are stay and perform very well.

I think there are ways Amazon could improve its culture, but apart from widening the potential pool of effective hires, I'm not sure it would benefit the company a huge amount. However I think Amazon is the exception to the rule, and in general I think toxic cultures are a significant hindrance to most companies.

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