Is Amazon A Horrible Place To Work

Recently the New York Times did a brutal expose on Amazon’s workplace practices basically saying it is a horrible place to work. Now, all over the web people are talking about how and why Amazon is such a horrible place to work. People have asked me what my thoughts are on this. So, in this episode of the Future In 5 I share them with you. I have read the expose and all the articles, comments and rebuttals; and I think it will be very interesting to see how this unfolds. But, I believe there are three key takeaways from this that we should all consider. One, the response and how social sharing is bringing forth some amazing conversations, which make it very clear that employees have a voice. Second, it is hard to know what is true and what is not. The New York Times did a very thorough expose, and there have been many comments in support. However, there are also a lot of comments that are saying it is not that bad or that it used to be that way at Amazon, but not now. Therefore, we need to look at this objectively. And third, we should not focus so much on Amazon, but on what you can do at your own organization to avoid being in Amazon’s position. Listen in for my full thoughts, and leave your comments, especially if you are an Amazon employee!

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