For a second, a thought crossed my mind that Amazon is actively trying to change its external perception after the NY times article and is trying to cozy up to developers. I found this on Glassdoor. Apparently, it will take a long time for them to make their culture less toxic.<p>===From Glassdoor===<p>Cons<p>====<p>The management process is abusive, and I&#x27;m currently a manager. I&#x27;ve seen too much &quot;behind the wall&quot; and hate how our individual performers can be treated. You are forced to ride people and stack rank employees...I&#x27;ve been forced to give good employees bad overall ratings because of politics and stack ranking.
Advice to Management
Don&#x27;t pretend that the recent NY Times article was all about &quot;isolated incidents&quot;. The culture IS abusive and it WILL backfire once stock value starts to drop. I&#x27;m an 8 year veteran and I no longer recommend former peers to interview with Amazon.<p>==
[Edit: Formatted to make it clear what was pulled from Glassdoor]