Amazon's Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff

Re:Amazon's Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff by VirusNewbie on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @07:17PM (#38934330)

It seems like we could check this. Is your hypothesis that an outsized number of SVP/EVP at top paying tech companies are going to be from either dynastic wealth or from traditional Ivy backgrounds?

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Re:Amazon's Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff by no_wizard on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @08:59PM (#38935184)

They already hail largely from top 50 colleges[0][1], for instance.

We know that Ivy League graduates have better access to opportunity and privilege than anyone else, there's enough out there on this that I would consider it common knowledge by now.

[0]: https://academicinfluence.com/rankings/schools/which-college...

[1]: Note, I didn't say Ivy league, but arisotricatic institutions. These include many state universities with large alumni endowments and historical privileges.

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Re:Amazon's Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff by VirusNewbie on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @10:27PM (#38935761)

I don’t care that much about fortune 500. I make more than some C level on the lower end of the list as an IC at FAANG. I’m not talking about people making high six or low seven figure a year packages, i’m talking about people making more than most professional athletes.

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Re:Amazon's Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff by no_wizard on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @12:26AM (#38936570)

Then squarely look at the Ivys. Majority come from there either directly or by lineage.

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