On: My First 12 Years at Amazon.com

[simonebrunozzi]

I had the privilege to work at Amazon for 6 years, and Jeff Barr was my first manager.

I convinced him to hire me through Second Life - read the full story here: http://brunozzi.com/2008/05/22/how-i-got-hired-by-amazoncom/

Jeff, congrats for this achievement! Looking forward to a 15 years anniversary soon :)

[jeffbarr → simonebrunozzi]

Managing is definitely not my best skill; thanks for putting up with me.

We had some great times in Second Life. I wish we had figured out a better way to use it to our advantage.

[Mandatum → simonebrunozzi]

Wow, I'm really impressed with your blog post, what an interesting story! I think we have very similar writing/reading styles because I find it incredibly easy to read your posts.

From your more recent blog posts I can tell you made the right decision. Hope you're keeping well.

[cjcole → simonebrunozzi]

My interview with Jeff was my very first professional interview (not Amazon). I'm glad it went well (that was a fun place to work) and that he's doing well.

I can only assume that the poster who felt that Jeff's post was disingenuous hasn't met him.