I get multiple alerts for AWS every day for solutions architect jobs. I've applied for 10 now and I haven't even had one single interview. CSAA, CSAP and ML certified here, been a solutions architect for probably 12-15 years now. I thought I would at... — read more
How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost ‘Dream Job’ Status
Despite blockbuster earnings from giants such as Alphabet and Microsoft, layoffs continue to ripple through the tech industry. Layoffs.fyi, a platform monitoring job cuts in the tech sector, recorded more 263,000 job losses in 2023... — read more
Steal from the Employees, give to the Investors!
Amazon's new compensation policy: you're not owners - company harvests yearly stock grants and gains on employee compensation, employees always absorb losses when stock falls. No yearly raises, RSU's, refreshers for you! Performance doesn't matter... — read more
It's probably not going to work out for Developers too!
SDE's, FEE's, SDM's get zero love at Amazon. They are treated like bad misbehaving children. Their mandatory office attendance is recorded and enforced, while having to be on call at strange hours of the night, and hence zero work life balance. And... — read more
Jassy: "It's probably not going to work out for you"
Of course it isn't! With almost 4% core CPI inflation, and no wage increases, no RSU grants, AND a speculative stock price that may tumble again (think lawsuits, massive attrition, GCP, Open AI), why would it work out? And denying 300,000 corporate... — read more
Here is your pay cut "Owner!" .... Until you join again!
"Amazon's compensation philosophy emphasizes ownership" Yeah right... Needs Improvement and Exceeds High Bar ratings are now the same! You get a 0% raise, 0% RSU's. How's that for ownership. It's called WAGE THEFT and FALSE ADVERTISING! Why even... — read more
FAANG is truly dead
Even Apple is now having major layoffs. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Netflix have been having them for over a year. The giants have fallen.
I doubt this is all of it
I'm thinking this is the first stage, and we're looking at many more cuts in the coming months.
The manager keeps cancelling 1:1
I have not had a single 1:1 since I joined few months ago. The manager keeps canceling them, no reschedule. Wondering if I should pack my stuff and update the resume.
Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in cloud computing unit
The cuts affect hundreds of staffers in AWS’ store technology and sales and marketing units. Sales growth in AWS’ has decelerated in recent quarters as companies trimmed their cloud spend. A day earlier, Amazon said it would remove its... — read more
Just got notice - anyone else?
Tried to login, no joy. HIt my personal email and there it was
Official Amazon HR document reveals a spike in employees put on PIPs during a time of record layoffs
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-hr-document-employees-pip-layoffs-performance-improvement-plans-2024-3 US Markets Closed Dow Jones 0.77% Nasdaq +0.1% S&P 500 0.14% META 0.09% TSLA 0% AAPL +0.01% HOMEPAGE Tech Official Amazon HR document... — read more
Unsurprising results
20 Worst Companies to Work For (Updated 2023) Amazon Being replaceable is a very bad thing when corking for a mega corporation. There's a good chance you've heard one or more horror stories about working as an Amazon fulfillment worker. For... — read more
This is all kinds of wrong
Coffee machine camera at Amazon warehouse raises concerns about surveillance in the workplace A worker accidentally discovered that a touchscreen on a coffee vending machine had taken photos of the breakroom... — read more
Logistics Layoffs Pile Up as Amazon Shutters Texas Air Cargo Hub
https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/logistics/amazon-air-layoffs-san-antonio-air-cargo-worldwide-flight-services-wfs-express-instacart-odw-logistics-apl-warehousing-495284/
JB sells $2B in Amazon shares
Maybe this is old news... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-bezos-just-sold-2-billion-in-amazon-stock-that-doesnt-mean-you-should-sell-too-6f0248a2
Lizzy Warren silent on irobot layoffs
In the end - the DEMs need to realize that their constituents are competing against workers from other lower cost countries for jobs! In the end, the DEMs who promote Math Wars shd realize that American home-grown children compete against... — read more
Amazon Pharmacy Layoffs: Company Cutting Hundreds Of Health Division Staff In Latest Round Of Job Losses
Amazon Health Services is cutting “a few hundred” employees from its One Medical chain and Amazon Pharmacy, the company announced Tuesday, marking the latest round of job cuts after a brutal 2023 for one of the nation’s largest private... — read more
Bezos selling off stock
Plan is to sell off 50 million shares throughout 2024. Sale can net him $8.6 billion. Analysts claim that Amazon is “too big to fail”, meaning this is not the sign of impending doom. Does it actually mean the end of an era of mass sales of everything... — read more
If you plan on internally transferring to another team, have an external job offer ready!
There are reports of Managers bullying their bar raising direct reports into Pivot when they dare attempt to transfer. If you plan on internally transferring teams, then have an external job offer ready, and immediately resign if you're refused the... — read more
Amazon reports better-than-expected results as revenue jumps 14%
"I think we are very careful on our investments... We are investing, and we are adding in some areas, but there's a general feeling in most teams that we're looking to hold the line on head count, perhaps go down, as we can drive efficiencies in the... — read more
It doesn’t look that great from where I stand
Los Angeles Times, eBay, and UPS are three companies that have made recent layoff announcements. Despite cuts at big household names, the nation's layoffs and discharges rate has been steadily low. This rate was 1.0% in December, the same... — read more
More WFH Opportunities - Overseas!
U.S. workers are getting scooped up by international companies hiring remote roles. American workers are most likely to be hired by companies in the U.K., Canada, France, Singapore and Australia. The spike in U.S. workers vying for remote jobs... — read more
Fun statistics - 148 top corporations made $1.8 trillion in profits, 52 percent up on a 3-year average
The inflation-adjusted surge in wealth of the top five billionaires was driven by strong gains in the assets of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and investor Warren Buffett. ... — read more
Layoffs History
7 rounds of layoffs (plus forced silent layoffs/RTO) in just 1 year under Jassy. 4 rounds of layoffs over 17.5 years under Bozos. Quite the contrast. Somebody covering up their forecasting errors? Anyone on the board noticing? Amazon... — read more
2024 is turning into a worse year than 2023
Amazon’s latest layoffs hit its Buy with Prime unit Amazon is laying off some staff in its Buy with Prime unit. Buy with Prime lets online stores offer Amazon’s payment services and speedy shipping to their sites. Since the new year began... — read more
AWS bleeding and under threat
Anti competitive probe in EU Very high data export fees from AWS GCP dangling carrots to woo customers https://world.hey.com/dhh/google-cloud-cuts-egress-and-promotes-cloud-exits-01dbe9f3 More layoffs to come in AWS, cannot share more... — read more
Yeah, sure, we are in the great shape!
Yes, clickbait title. But the content suggests that we are all in great shape. How come none of that applies to me and my surroundings? Do I live in the same universe as this guy?? Labor economist Guy Berger told Newsweek that the reports of job... — read more
5% Audible, 8% Ads
Unregretted Attrition again. Day 3.
Full memo from Mike Hopkins
Team, We’ve taken significant steps towards our long-term vision of making Prime Video the first-choice entertainment destination for customers worldwide, and I’m proud of everything we’ve accomplished as a team to date. Our investments in... — read more
Amazon is BARFING. Layoffs in Ads next. Stay tuned.
And start applying to remote jobs before the 5 day RTO is enforced.
Amazon is Twitchting - 500/35%
Perpetual layoffs at Amazon, outsourcing.
Not really suprising
Amazon has allegedly found a controversial new way to cut its workforce An Amazon employee is accusing the company of allegedly dodging negative press associated with layoffs and skipping out on providing severance packages by “silently sacking”... — read more
All mass layoffs tech companies experience drop in share value
Good to see that massive layoffs worked miracles on the shares value chuckles. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tech-layoffs-in-the-spotlight-again-as-2024-kicks-off-with-xerox-job-cuts-5f424933
Amazon.com Layoffs 2024
Do you predict that there will be Amazon.com layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
In the long run...
what you can expect from Amazon.... https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/12/ai-robot-capitalists-will-destroy-human.html
Upcoming Layoffs in Ads
Google is gearing up to lay off 30,000 employees in its ad sales units in favor of AI ad tech. Amazon going to do something similar. Marketing automation, GenAI.