What is it with New Yorkers and Seattle? First they blasted us out of our coffee-induced happy-place with a piece on how everyone west of Interstate 5 will be cast into the Pacific Ocean by a massive, continent changing earthquake, putting the odds at 33% that it'd happen within fifty years. Now we have this this one on Amazon and how they've built a modern day Hunger Games workplace. You see, it is well known in the Seattle area that Amazon does not consider work-life balance or anything remotely like that. Everyone in the area knows this, because we all know a friend or a spouse that worked or used to work there. Its not a sweatshop, but its close. Most people know this going on an interview there know this. They figure they'll stay four years until they vest and they get out. If they survive the infighting and bullying, that is. But I have to admit it - I had no idea how bad it really was. If half the things in this article are true it's th...
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