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AWS Austin Culture Question

Long time Dell person here (20 years). I'm looking at applying for a job with AWS in Austin. Curious what the culture is like. And I get it...one devil to another. But I am single income house and need to afford to live and save. And for what it is worth I am okay with going into an office 5 days a week. Just curious how it's done at AWS Austin.

Some questions:
Are desks/cubes assigned?
Do cubes have walls at least?
5 days on-site or hybrid?
Do they track badge scans openly? (Dell does...created a tool for us too)

What is the review cycle like? Annual? Are there bonuses tied to annual review? What do percentages look like?

Anything else I should know?


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Post ID: @OP+1knpmedcx

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Hey, sorry for being harsh.

I hope you can find a work situation which suits you best, with minimal stress involved.

  • Peace
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Post ID: @cb+1knpmedcx

@bk

Translation: I'm "thpetchul", so you better stop being a meanie to meee! I expect to be coddled, and comforted, and even though it's been explained to me why my query is inappropriate for this board, I'm going to insist on forcing my issues anyway!

Boo hoo, I'm an aggressive "victim", and you better feel sorry for me and answer my questions!
Wahhhhh!!

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Post ID: @bm+1knpmedcx

@ab then just pretend I'm a current AWS employee who needs to relocate to save their AWS job. Is that more appropriate? Do you think I'm here for fun? Do you think AWS employees are the only ones going through this? Dell has been having layoffs for nearly 4 years straight. Every quarter to every month. I too am trying to survive and stay steps ahead so I don't have the rug yanked out from under me. And yes, for someone with neurodivergence, cube walls do matter. And it's the kind of question that sets off alarm bells for some interviewers. So I'd rather come here and hope that others in the workforce who are also trying to survive would have a small bit of compassion. Or just scroll on.

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Post ID: @bk+1knpmedcx

Yeah, here's something you should know:

This is a layoff board, not your own personally curated employment placement service.

Save all of these questions for if/when you get asked by AWS to interview for a position with them.

People posting here are just trying to survive from having the rug yanked out from under them. Whether a potential workspace for you involves cubes vs. walls isn't exactly a top priority on people's minds here.

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