What is the hard data? I only read about half the NYTimes piece, and skimmed the rest, so I very well might have missed it.
> it's not a particularly interesting data point that "Amazon works for me."
Tim described his observations about a large number of co-workers, not just his own situation, and found them roughly in line with industry norms. He acknowledged the limitations of his observations, unlike the Times piece which lavishly illustrated shocking anecdotes in order give the reader the impression some behaviors were widespread. For instance, a reader of the Times piece would be forgiven for thinking that crying at your desk is the norm at Amazon, but I have now heard four Amazon employees say they have never seen that, and one that gestured vaguely like they maybe had.