Any current/ former Amazon employees have advice for future (Amazon) employees a little jarred by this and uncertain about their standing coming in?
I’d imagine for the less senior folks it also might be hard to initially get a read of the room when everything’s new and potentially remote.
On a side note, I recently spoke with several non-dev friends (sales, finance, etc.) about the idea of URAs and they made it sound the norm in their worlds. Honest question: Could it be just especially shocking for those of us potentially accustomed to “cushy” tech jobs.
I couldn't see this practice working in Japan either. Companies here tend to avoid firing people because they'll be obliged to support that person for a set number of months while also exposing themselves to litigation. Really curious to hear more from someone working in their Tokyo office.
I’d imagine for the less senior folks it also might be hard to initially get a read of the room when everything’s new and potentially remote.
On a side note, I recently spoke with several non-dev friends (sales, finance, etc.) about the idea of URAs and they made it sound the norm in their worlds. Honest question: Could it be just especially shocking for those of us potentially accustomed to “cushy” tech jobs.