Current AWS employee. I haven't seen anything remotely like what is described in the OP. It strikes me as hyperbolic and a regurgitation of common posts on Blind.
My work life balance is good. My manager is supportive of me and my org takes mental health seriously. We don't hire to fire; in fact we can't hire enough people to keep up with customer demand.
Amazon is a huuuuge place with many different orgs. Maybe you can get stuck on a bad team in a unsupportive org. But to say every org operates as the OP alleges is simply not true.
I'm sorry they had a bad experience at Amazon. But their experience is in no way indicative of every org as they allege.
Also, I find it somewhat interesting that everyone who leaves Amazon after a negative experience blames URA and interoffice politics. It's almost as if it's never the person's fault they got fired.
My work life balance is good. My manager is supportive of me and my org takes mental health seriously. We don't hire to fire; in fact we can't hire enough people to keep up with customer demand.
Amazon is a huuuuge place with many different orgs. Maybe you can get stuck on a bad team in a unsupportive org. But to say every org operates as the OP alleges is simply not true.
I'm sorry they had a bad experience at Amazon. But their experience is in no way indicative of every org as they allege.
Also, I find it somewhat interesting that everyone who leaves Amazon after a negative experience blames URA and interoffice politics. It's almost as if it's never the person's fault they got fired.