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Your employer isn't your friend, or your mom. Of course they want you to provide value to the company in exchange for money.

> Factors that can boost an employee’s score include being reactive to customer needs, acting as a mentor, providing new ideas in discussions, and exhibiting a strong and adaptable work ethic.

Never mind, this is outrageous. Somebody should put a stop to these monsters.




Tech companies posture as families all of the time. But Amazon probably doesn’t, to be fair.

The reason why this concerns people is because Amazon’s approach to worker metrics is notorious for all sorts of bad effects, from warehouse staff pissing into bottles to PIP culture among its engineering staff.

Is there any sign that these KPIs will be used in a less stringent way?


That lack of bathroom breaks really hurt Amazon's reputation


This is really the amazon leadership principles - customer obsession, hire and develop the best, invent and simplify and deliver results :)




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