Re:Internal Amazon documents shed light on how company press...
by amzn-throw on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:31AM
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> Of course they are if so many people are being fired.
You don't seem to understand. Amazon grows by 15-30% every single year.
We're constantly hiring, even if there is no attrition. We also have a high bar. The ~ ratio is 20 phone screens to 4 onsites to 1 hire. That's a lot of work to get a butt in a seat.
> Unless you want to get rid of someone it is better to keep your existing staff.
Only if you presume that every single team has to identify that X% of people for the URA target. They don't. Period. Full Stop. It's a lie.
> Team members can't help the new person because them doing well would mean putting yourself at risk
The #1 thing that gets asked about individuals during yearly operational reviews is "what did they deliver"? We try to identify individual contributions but individuals can't ship. Teams ship.
You don't seem to understand. Amazon grows by 15-30% every single year.
We're constantly hiring, even if there is no attrition. We also have a high bar. The ~ ratio is 20 phone screens to 4 onsites to 1 hire. That's a lot of work to get a butt in a seat.
> Unless you want to get rid of someone it is better to keep your existing staff.
Only if you presume that every single team has to identify that X% of people for the URA target. They don't. Period. Full Stop. It's a lie.
> Team members can't help the new person because them doing well would mean putting yourself at risk
The #1 thing that gets asked about individuals during yearly operational reviews is "what did they deliver"? We try to identify individual contributions but individuals can't ship. Teams ship.