Re:Major AWS Outage Happening
by JCM9 on Monday October 20, 2025 @08:17AM
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I honestly feel bad for the folks at AWS whose job it is to sell this slop. I get AWS is in panic mode trying to catch up, but it’s just awful and frankly becoming quite exhausting and annoying for customers.
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AWS was gutted by layoffs over the last couple of years. None of this is surprising.
Why feel bad for them when they don’t? The paychecks and stock options keep them plenty warm at night.
The comp might be decent but most folks I know that are still there say they’re pretty miserable and the environment is becoming toxic. A bit more pay only goes so far.
Re:Major AWS Outage Happening
by throw-the-towel on Monday October 20, 2025 @02:26PM
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Sorry, "becoming" toxic? Amazon has been famous for being toxic since forever.
It's a perspective issue. Amazon designs the first year to not "feel" toxic to most people. Thereafter, any semblance of propriety disappears.
> stock options
Timing.
If Amazon has peaked then they will not be worth much. Shares go down. Even in rising markets shares of failing companies go down...
Mind tho, Amazon has so much mind share they will need to fail harder to fail totally...