As an Amazon employee, I tend to think Amazon's reputation is overstated. Some teams definitely have very high operational loads, but in general my hours have been comparable to friends in similar tech companies and certainly less than friends in industries like medicine, management consulting, etc.
It's very strange to describe Amazon (at least engineering roles) as a sweatshop considering how well compensated employees are.
It's very strange to describe Amazon (at least engineering roles) as a sweatshop considering how well compensated employees are.