I started my career at a startup, then joined EM, and after a few years I moved to Amazon. I see a lot of comments claiming that big tech companies are just as toxic as XOM, but that hasn’t been my experience. Amazon is competitive, sure, but it’s a much healthier kind of competition. At XOM, people would take credit for your work or try to humiliate you if you weren’t part of their internal “cult.” My experience at Amazon has been nothing like that. I’m not saying everything is perfect, but the benefits, pay, and overall environment are significantly better, and the competition feels more professional rather than personal. For me XOM culture was way too toxic.
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@a1 I have never worked in tech, but let’s not forget how EM forced everyone back into the office and even made us hold the handrails before COVID vaccines
@a3 Most people posting here have no value anywhere!
@OP Most of the people commenting here are 50 and 60-somethings who have never worked outside of O&G. They know nothing about other industries or their real value in the job market.
I've heard worse things about Amazon. It probably depends on your team, like everywhere.
I am not sure all the folks at Amazon, who had to relocate on their own dime or resign, due to the “return to office policy”, will agree with you.