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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by pc86 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:03PM (#29814169)
They had a quota to fill, and they didn't know or didn't like anyone on that team.

Not that that is a justification, but it's almost certainly the reason.

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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by ubermonkey on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:42PM (#29815399)
A quota of people who needed to be on PIPs? That's insane.
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by tdeck on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:38PM (#29816870)
Just a few months ago it came to light that managers at Amazon hire new people they're planning to fire shortly after, so they don't have to fire people they're attached to in order to meet such a quota.

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-tracks-unregretted-at...

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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by mcguire on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:37PM (#29818478)
Just a few months ago? Wasn't that the case several years ago, or was than MS or one of the other FAANGs?
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by tdeck on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:46AM (#29819932)
A few years ago there was a lot of noise about stack ranking at Microsoft, and there was also a lot about people crying at their desks at Amazon several years ago - perhaps you're remembering one of those. I believe the specific "hire to fire" press is pretty recent.
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by morelisp on Thursday January 06, 2022 @01:24PM (#29827589)
I remember hearing about "hire to fire" at Amazon as far back as 2014, though the claim was that it happened "merely" enough to have a cute name, not that it was endemic.
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by Decker87 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:55AM (#29820643)
I think it was perhaps circulating in the professional networks and rumor mills before. I remember hearing about it a few years ago.
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by artursapek on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @10:40PM (#29819047)
That is so fucked up
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by pas on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:56PM (#29815591)
Keep the blood fresh. The slowest/oldest/worst 10% has to go! Stack ranking is the best!
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by monetus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @05:28PM (#29816007)
Almost all casual retail jobs in my area operate like this. It is somewhat stunning when you compare them to national chains not using localized labor practices.
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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by twiddling on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:48PM (#29814710)
and if a mgr is not there to defend his team...
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