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The e-commerce sector is booming and along with it the competition is getting more and more aggressive. Ruthless competition demands a great deal of effort and the need for a more persistent attitude towards work increases. Amazon has for long been seen as a giant in the sector and a firm which is undergoing constant expansion at a quick pace. But it turns out that this quick-paced surge upwards is creating a work culture which is taking a toll on the employees. Source: Woculus
Ruthless competition and long hours
New recruits are told to shed poor habits from previous jobs. For eg, if someone runs into 'a wall', ie, a problem, the only option is to climb the wall. The company takes pride in overturning workplace conventions and terms it as being 'peculiar'.
Employees are encouraged to tear apart ideas of colleagues in meetings and work long hours with e-mails, even those arriving past midnight, expecting an instant response. An internal phone directory allows employees to send secret feedback to bosses about colleagues, which has, of course, led to the creation of a hostile environment.
Source: excellenceininnovationblog.wordpress.com
No consideration for personal crisis
Among new recruits, the winners are those who bring in innovations which can collect 'small fortunes', while the losers quit or are fired in an annual culling session. Many with cancer, miscarriages and other personal issues are pushed out rather than given time to recover.
Current employees defend work culture
Founder Jeff Bezos rejects many of the popular management bromides that others at least make an effort towards and workers are pushed constantly towards what they call Bezos' ever-expanding ambitions. The recruiters defend the culture by saying, "When you're shooting for the moon, the nature of the work is really challenging. For some people it doesn't work."
Bo Olson stayed for less then two years, and like many others he saw people crying in the office. "You walk out of a conference room and you'll see a grown man covering his face," Olson said. "Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk," he revealed.
Source: Glassdoor
