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So today I had lunch in downtown Seattle near the Amazon campus. Saw thousands of Amazon workers out for lunch.
Observations:
* Lots of good-looking women. Wow.
* Everyone has a confident demeanor. It's like they walk in a certain way that shows they're proud of where they work.
* Almost all the guys were dressed alike. There's a certain "tech worker" style that includes expensive t-shirts and rectangular rimmed glasses.
* No visible signs of "burn out" despite the notorious long hours of the company. Everyone looked healthy.
So today I had lunch in downtown Seattle near the Amazon campus. Saw thousands of Amazon workers out for lunch.
Observations:
* Lots of good-looking women. Wow.
* Everyone has a confident demeanor. It's like they walk in a certain way that shows they're proud of where they work.
* Almost all the guys were dressed alike. There's a certain "tech worker" style that includes expensive t-shirts and rectangular rimmed glasses.
* No visible signs of "burn out" despite the notorious long hours of the company. Everyone looked healthy.
Makes me want to work somewhere like that.
I know nothing about Amazon, but have worked in some organizations where leadership ingrained pride and style into the workforce and in organizations where management beat everyone to death over trivia. Thing is, it wasn't the hours worked, but the quality of the work that helps avoid burnout and creates confidence. There is a difference in how you feel depending on where you work and who you work for.
Having the approval of the feudalistic overlords can engender a certain confidence, but one can be certain the warehouse workers and delivery people aren't nearly so spry. For every "expensive t-shirt" upside, there is a horrific and hidden downside. So much of this "new economy" doesn't seem very new at all.
It's a different breed of employee. These are the cream of the crop who went to the best universities and studied the most in-demand cutting edge majors. They're not just good at what they do but are passionate about what they do. They don't see work as just something to bumble through and collect a paycheck.
I have a thirtysomething relative who works at one of those lucrative companies (Silicon Valley location) as does her husband. They just seem pretty normal to me. They work more or less 40 hours so they can have quality family time. The main issue there is that the company has trouble keeping people due to the insanely high COL, so I think they give more perks in order to retain employees. That's not to say that it's a panacea in there. I think they are both loyal to the company and want to stay, but the promotion process is very bureaucratic and frustrating and it's not like they can just up and move to an office outside of Silicon Valley since none of the other offices provide the same opportunities/salary potential.
So today I had lunch in downtown Seattle near the Amazon campus. Saw thousands of Amazon workers out for lunch.
Observations:
* Lots of good-looking women. Wow.
* Everyone has a confident demeanor. It's like they walk in a certain way that shows they're proud of where they work.
* Almost all the guys were dressed alike. There's a certain "tech worker" style that includes expensive t-shirts and rectangular rimmed glasses.
* No visible signs of "burn out" despite the notorious long hours of the company. Everyone looked healthy.
Makes me want to work somewhere like that.
And I saw people like that working at Walmart....Only difference was education and pay....
Good looking = they are better at applying makeup/mask...
They still have same issues people have at other companies
No. From the neck down and face better looking. There is a limit to what makeup can do. Why would women who work for major company's be better at applying makeup?
There's 100 different companies down in that area, not just Amazon. Me and my work partner infiltrated Amazon there last year and the place seemed ultra anal and hyper tense as the admissions office to hell itself. I was not impressed. Juno Therapeutics seemed just the opposite as was another I can't remember the name of. F5 down on Elliot is a cool place too. We use their kitchens a lot.
It's a different breed of employee. These are the cream of the crop who went to the best universities and studied the most in-demand cutting edge majors. They're not just good at what they do but are passionate about what they do. They don't see work as just something to bumble through and collect a paycheck.
Well done (clap hands): someone's paying attention.
To the original observations:
* Sure the women are by-and-large good looking, or rather: healthy. We have dental and health plans, and smart people value exercise and other positive lifestyle choices. Not living out of the 7-11 and buying a carton of Winston Lights every few days. Gross obesity, poor dress and hygiene, etc. are signs of a disordered life. That won't work in an environment that requires excellence in delivery, no one hires people like that because they don't last and can't deliver. Next...
* Successful delivery breeds confidence to lead. The trap there is what my father called "Platonic Fallacy: false equation of knowledge with wisdom", however. Some of those people haven't learned how to lose. They will.
* Yeah, we do have a sort of dress code. The Millennials do, anyway. I'm Gen X and have a bit of a different style.
* Burned out, no. Stressed out, yes. High performance people need a certain amount of stress to thrive, I've found.
OP is on the right track with observations. If you want to work there, develop the skills and start achieving. Some years from now, you may be noticed. Who knows.
(From one o'them high-tech workers in Bellevue, not Seattle-proper.)
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