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We are pleased to inform you that your resume has been shortlisted for interview at Software Development Engineer position at Amazon.
To better equip you for the interview, we’d like to help you understand our Company, our culture, our work ethics and the caliber of people we are seeking. At Amazon, everyone is a Leader - please read our Leadership Principles (http://www.amazon.jobs/principles) to learn what guides every Amazonian.
Please find below the job description:
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And so it goes on. But I haven't even applied for a job at Amazon. I am not even looking for a job change. I don't remember posting my resume on a job site in years.
Amazon, first we hear about your terrible work culture: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html . Then you begin literally commandeering people for job interviews.
I know things are bad. After all these years, you're finally being forced to post actual profits. I'm a satisfied customer of the Amazon Fire Phone and Amazon Music, but most people think these and other new products suck. But maybe you wanna begin by treating your people well. We've been hearing horror stories about Amazon workplaces for years now...
We are pleased to inform you that your resume has been shortlisted for interview at Software Development Engineer position at Amazon.
To better equip you for the interview, we’d like to help you understand our Company, our culture, our work ethics and the caliber of people we are seeking. At Amazon, everyone is a Leader - please read our Leadership Principles (http://www.amazon.jobs/principles) to learn what guides every Amazonian.
Please find below the job description:
...
And so it goes on. But I haven't even applied for a job at Amazon. I am not even looking for a job change. I don't remember posting my resume on a job site in years.
Amazon, first we hear about your terrible work culture: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html . Then you begin literally commandeering people for job interviews.
I know things are bad. After all these years, you're finally being forced to post actual profits. I'm a satisfied customer of the Amazon Fire Phone and Amazon Music, but most people think these and other new products suck. But maybe you wanna begin by treating your people well. We've been hearing horror stories about Amazon workplaces for years now...