Organization Probably Doesn't Want to Improve Things

Re:Organization Probably Doesn't Want to Improve Things by Aurornis on Sunday October 08, 2023 @04:29PM (#37814146)

Depends on the company. My stints with BigCorp life were full of 6-7PM meeting times and expectations to keep up with Slack and email even during vacations and holidays.

I have friends at Amazon who have started to miss our Saturday events because they’re feverishly working to avoid being caught in the next round of layoffs.

I also have friends at some FAANG companies who seem like they’re barely working (their own admission) so it varies wildly. Can’t really generalize.

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Re:Organization Probably Doesn't Want to Improve Things by mixmastamyk on Sunday October 08, 2023 @04:58PM (#37814342)

Bezos is a known taskmaster.

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Re:Organization Probably Doesn't Want to Improve Things by somsak2 on Sunday October 08, 2023 @08:40PM (#37815724)

I think it depends how you look at it. For me, it's a pretty small price to pay to look at Slack here and there, whether over the weekend or on vacation, to get paid significantly more. Rarely do I have to actually put in more than an hour or two during these times, and I can very easily take that time off during the work week.

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