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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by systemvoltage on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:10PM (#31043585)
I've hired several AWS engineers. Everyone of them, despite of having left AWS had nothing but good things to say. You'd think that since they left AWS, they'd have a boat load of things to unload. The only gripe I heard was occassional work/life balance during launch or critical times. Otherwise, AWS/Amazon is akin to working at Intel, GE, IBM, Oracle, etc. Bog standard corporate job. You are a cog in the machine, get used to it. In return you get a stable career, can raise a family and do better than 99.99% of the people on this planet.

NYT's story was very controversial.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/17/432555175...

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/amazon-...

https://www.vox.com/2015/8/17/9166023/new-york-times-amazon

NYT has a tremendous agenda and often goes unchecked.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by kyleplum on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:07PM (#31044371)
To be fair, it's generally discouraged to speak ill about a previous workplace when interviewing/working at a new job as it may reflect more poorly on you as an individual than the company you are disparaging.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by systemvoltage on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:28PM (#31044670)
Yes, but the same people had no problem talking about their previous employer prior to AWS. One guy was ex-Siemens employee from their Swiss office in Zurich.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by onionisafruit on Friday April 15, 2022 @11:46PM (#31049262)
That explains why Amazon seemed great to them.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by shahbaby on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:22PM (#31044592)
Anyone who worked at Amazon is smart enough to not bad mouth their old employer.

Anonymous discussions are as far as most people will go.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by tomcam on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:30PM (#31048726)
Interestingly, my experience has been the exact opposite. I live in the Seattle area and always ask Amazon tech people how they liked their tenure there. No one has said they thought it was a good decision to work there.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by cosmodisk on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:13PM (#31044458)
Were you speaking to them about AWS before hiring or once they were hired? I could tell lots of justified shit about my previous employers but none during an interview.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-c... by systemvoltage on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:16PM (#31044504)
After onboarding and getting to know them better. Of course, speaking ill about your current job in an interview is unprofessional.
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