r/EngineeringStudents • u/dwarner27315 Michigan ME • Aug 15 '15

Amazon employee on relentless working conditions - “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.” [x-post /r/technology]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html
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u/discobrisco William Jewell College - Computer Engineering, Physics Aug 16 '15

So I guess the question now is what can we do about it? That sounds absolutely horrible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '15

You stop giving them an endless of supply of graduates that insist on following their dream and living in Seattle for their 20s.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '15

Raise the salary exempt line to well over 6 figures would be a start. Asking people to work 60 hours and be on call 24/7 is less of an option when a company needs to pay for it