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The culture changed. When I first worked there, I was encouraged to take calculated risks. When I did my second tour of duty, people were deathly afraid of brin
by sharpy 11mo ago
The culture changed. When I first worked there, I was encouraged to take calculated risks. When I did my second tour of duty, people were deathly afraid of bringing down services. It has been a while since my second tour of duty, but I don't think it's back to "Amazon is a place where builders can build".
- everfrustrated 11mo agoSomewhat inevitable for any company as they get larger. Easy to move fast and break things when you have 1 user and no revenue. Very different story when much of US commerce runs you on.
- llmslave 11mo agoIf you bring something down in a real way, you can forget about someone trusting you with a big project in the future. You basically need to switch orgs
- RedShift1 11mo agoI've never heard tour of duty being used outside of the military, is it really that bad over at AWS it has to be called that?
- sharpy 11mo agoNah, I used to work for defense contractors, and worked with ex-military people, so... Anyway, I actually loved my first time at AWS. Which is why I went back. My second stint wasn't too bad, but I probably wouldn't go back, unless they offered me a lot more than what I get paid, but that is unlikely.
- chaostheory 11mo agoCurious. When did AWS hit “Day Two”, or what year was your 2nd tour of duty?
- sharpy 11mo agoWhen they added the CM bar raiser, I felt like it hit day 2. When was that? 2014ish?
- AbstractH24 11mo agoFor folks who came of age in the late 00's, seeing companies once thought of as disruptors and innovators become the old stalwarts post-pandemic/ZIRP has been quite an experience. Maybe those who have been around longer have seen this before, but its the first time for me.
- oblio 11mo agoIt's easy to be a hero when the going is easy.