Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according to LinkedIn posts

Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by andsoitis on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @09:59AM (#33624103)

> World's best employer

This is the first ever that I hear this label attached to Amazon. Do they claim it? I've never seen them in the #1 spot on any top employer / best place to work ranking. I just googled again just to make sure, but perhaps I missed something.

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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by smithrj on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:02AM (#33624170)

They added it as one of the two new leadership principles last year I believe.

https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles

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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by typon on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @01:07PM (#33627688)

When I interviewed there in 2018 the recruiter specifically asked me to memorize all the leadership principles because I will be tested on them during the on-site interview. I feel bad for the candidates who now have to memorize two more of them :(

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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by malfist on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:01AM (#33624162)

"World's best employer" was added to our leadership principles April 2021.

It's 100% bullshit.

So far the actions they've taken to be the worlds best employer has been....changing the password reset cycle to be one year instead of 90 days.

You can't be world's best employer while frugality reigns supreme.

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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by andsoitis on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:09AM (#33624293)

I see. Looked it up (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles), says "Strive to be Earth's Best Employer".

Did Amazon perhaps add it to the list because of lackluster workplace quality, and so this is still early in the journey?

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