Ask HN: Has anyone successfully renegotiated an AWS non-compete?
I can’t answer your specific question, but I would really encourage you to think more about the AWS offer.<p>Having spent a decade at Amazon, across several organizations, I don’t recommend it as a place to work.<p>There was a NYTimes article about the company in 2015. Everything there still reflects the day to day culture of the company.<p>For me Amazon took an unprecedented toll on my mental and physical health. I did earn enough money, but I immensely regret all the time I didn’t spend with my family over the years, all the friendships that faded, and the constant reminder from leaders how I could always do better - nothing was ever good enough.<p>Amazons leadership fundamentally does not see their employees as human beings. As I grew the ranks over the years, I was directly coached on removing myself from certain day to day interactions, because it would simplify decision making if I didn’t have an interest in my own people, that simply forming just work bonds was a conflict of interest in terms of doing what’s “right” for the company.<p>Any non compete you’re concerned about isn’t even the tip of the iceberg.<p>Good luck to you.