Joined 10 months ago as an SDE2. So did my manager and an SDE1 on the team. 2 others are SDE3. Small team. 2 people were on PTO this week. Had to pick up stuff one of them was doing while also finishing whatever I had to finish this sprint. It was a crazy week. My manager helped me but also was pushing me a lot most of the time. Feels like I know what people mean when they talk about Amazon culture now! Can't keep doing this for long.
TC: 340K
YOE: 6
''The strong rise and establish themselves in these situations."
Mmmmm, the Kool-Aid is delicious!
Getting more work and responsibility should not cause depression. The strong rise and establish themselves in these situations. The only depressing thing I see here is working harder than Bezos and Jassy but getting paid a fraction of what they get. But the elite and their bootlickers call this capitalism and say it's a privilege to live in such wonderful times.