Read on TwitterWhile I celebrate (pandemic-style) with store-bought sushi and a bottle of red wine, I thought I& #39;d reflect on this anniversary a bit...
The @AWSAmplify culture is *amazing*. No one thinks they& #39;re the "smartest person in the room". Everyone on the team is supportive and actively avoids "cowboy coding."
It rivals my positive experiences at ~150-person companies.
"It feels like a startup, but cash-positive."
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It rivals my positive experiences at ~150-person companies.
"It feels like a startup, but cash-positive."
All my prior jobs had "Our Values" or "Our Culture" listed out, but weren& #39;t internalized. (Or beyond a few teams.)
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles ">https://www.amazon.jobs/en/princi... are *foundational*. Conversations & documents reference them by name (and not tongue-in-cheek!).
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles ">https://www.amazon.jobs/en/princi... are *foundational*. Conversations & documents reference them by name (and not tongue-in-cheek!).
Data drives decisions, but doesn& #39;t feel oppressive. Not everything is or can be measured, so "Are Right, a Lot" closes the gap when not all decisions can be objective.
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It& #39;s visible yet not dogmatic.
Being open-source, data may be tweets, GitHub reactions, analytics, whatever.
It& #39;s visible yet not dogmatic.
Career growth & promotion is an *active* process thanks to the "Hire and Develop the Best" LP.
I hear that, if you don& #39;t have the projects or the manager to help you grow (with corresponding data), promotion may be tough.
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I hear that, if you don& #39;t have the projects or the manager to help you grow (with corresponding data), promotion may be tough.
That hasn& #39;t been my experience. Managers are
Everyone is aware, from top-to-bottom, that there& #39;s an abysmally-handled pandemic going on in the world.
Work/Life balance isn& #39;t just preached, it& #39;s practiced across all levels.
Hearing leaders say "I need a week to collect myself" sets a positive example across the org.
Work/Life balance isn& #39;t just preached, it& #39;s practiced across all levels.
Hearing leaders say "I need a week to collect myself" sets a positive example across the org.
As an open-source project, on-call is much healthier than what I experienced elsewhere. (Those experiences often involved 5 separate teams for what was a 1-team resolution)
When there _is_ a disruption, I& #39;m glad that COEs ( https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.concept.coe.en.html)">https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.conce... get created and *prioritized*.
When there _is_ a disruption, I& #39;m glad that COEs ( https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.concept.coe.en.html)">https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.conce... get created and *prioritized*.
Writing is *huge*. Amazon is famous for PRFAQs ( https://www.optimizeforoutcomes.com/the-prfaq/ )">https://www.optimizeforoutcomes.com/the-prfaq... and 6-pagers.
Even with those, I start everyday with a checklist of TODOs and bullet-points of learnings.
Action-items get moved to the next day, or left behind.
Those daily notes are *career impacting*.
Even with those, I start everyday with a checklist of TODOs and bullet-points of learnings.
Action-items get moved to the next day, or left behind.
Those daily notes are *career impacting*.
Let& #39;s talk pay.
There& #39;s a ~$160k cap on take-home pay. (I don& #39;t know many at that, TBH. I& #39;m not.)
The rest of comp are RSUs. Sure, it& #39;s good that $AMZN historically does well.
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There& #39;s a ~$160k cap on take-home pay. (I don& #39;t know many at that, TBH. I& #39;m not.)
The rest of comp are RSUs. Sure, it& #39;s good that $AMZN historically does well.
But, the value is that I treat them like savings, not lifestyle-changing.
I& #39;ve really enjoyed the work. I get to work on JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and bringing SSR support to my favorite projects like Next.js & Gatsby ( https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-js/issues/5435).
IME,">https://github.com/aws-ampli... open-source hasn& #39;t been sustainable.
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IME,">https://github.com/aws-ampli... open-source hasn& #39;t been sustainable.
I& #39;m blessed to be one of the few places where it is.
A testament to how great this org is can be seen in amazing DAs, such as @dabit3, @swyx, and now @ASpittel.
You know how you get excited at a conference to talk shop with a Twitter buddy? Now imagine that energy all year.
You know how you get excited at a conference to talk shop with a Twitter buddy? Now imagine that energy all year.
This year has been understandably awful for many people.
TBH, there have been several rough patches for myself & my family that made me want to give up on most everything.
Instead, today, I wanted to reflect, be thankful, be *happy*, and be proud of myself for once.
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TBH, there have been several rough patches for myself & my family that made me want to give up on most everything.
Instead, today, I wanted to reflect, be thankful, be *happy*, and be proud of myself for once.
