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A comment on Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?.

Re:Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as... by throwaway_aws_2 on Monday July 13, 2026 @06:42PM (#48899902)
I work at an AWS consulting firm and have worked with several employees in the AWS product and professional services team. Overall the general culture I've seen is for employees to get ahead by throwing others under the bus. I know I'm generalizing to all of AWS, but the work culture isn't the best in my opinion to be absorbed in.
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Re:Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as... by xingped on Monday July 13, 2026 @08:16PM (#48900727)
This guy is 100% on the mark. Amazon is all about throwing the guy next to you under the bus to get ahead. They will chew you up and spit you out. NEVER work there!
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Re:Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as... by taswellian on Monday July 13, 2026 @08:14PM (#48900713)
Honest questions: What do "get ahead" and "throw under the bus" mean, exactly? Any examples?
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