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Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by toyg on Saturday September 12, 2020 @05:12PM (#24455733)
> there are very few of us. we are trying

This implies support for Goodreads at Amazon is very thin. It could be read as a critical statement (even though it's pretty clear to everyone that the site very clearly stagnated since the acquisition, focusing almost exclusively on Kindle integration).

Amazon management is famously militaristic in attitude and would likely take action against a low-level employee criticizing the company in public

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Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by rexpop on Saturday September 12, 2020 @05:18PM (#24455805)
> management is famously militaristic

Although I know that Amazon is hiring intelligence operatives[0] to bust unions, this aspect (militaristic middle management) is news to me. Where can I learn more?

0. https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21417401/amazon-job-listin...

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Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads by toyg on Saturday September 12, 2020 @05:49PM (#24456144)
They have a recruitment scheme directly targeted: https://www.amazon.jobs/en-gb/military

I'm pretty sure it was also reported in the past that Bezos traditionally favored ex-military for manager positions when Amazon was starting, but I cannot find a source atm (seems like yesterday to me but more than 20 years have since passed...).

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