> It sucks that this author had this experience, and I wish they had said which team that was, so that I could use what social cachet I have to steer people clear of it from inside. Nobody should have that experience.
"I have soft power". Suspicious indeed.
Re:Hire-to-fire at Amazon India?
by amazon_throw on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:42PM
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No, far from it; I'm not HR, nowhere close, but I am senior enough that people sometimes listen to me. I'd like to make things better for people if I can, and part of that is "knowing where the problems are". Believe me or don't, it's no skin off my ass, but that's the opposite of my goal.
I think asking for the name of someone's former manager on a public forum without giving any details in return is pretty suspect.
For those who aren't already aware, Amazon has a history of covertly paying its employees to "represent" the company in social media: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26636021