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You haven't seen how AWS operates. Their agility is truly something else. Microsoft is trying to shift within their Azure group to be more like AWS, but it's a DNA/company policy/pace of work thing. Can't speak for the other FAANG companies as I don't cover them. If you work for one of the old large companies - IBM, Oracle, SAP, etc. just know that AWS' pace of getting things done and shipped is probably 5-10x (with comparably low retention)

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You haven't seen how AWS operates. Their agility is truly something else.

Oh yeah, I'm sure there are exceptions. And looking at the from the outside, AWS do impress with how quickly the get new stuff out.

But I've seen this kind of thing in multiple large companies first-hand, and the phenomenon has been observed and documented plenty over the years. So I feel pretty confident that it's still the case that many, if not most, Big Megacorp types lack the kind of agility that startups typically have.

doesn't amazon also inflict a brutal penalty for not "keeping up" on their employees as a matter of policy? i've had reports from a couple of friends who left amazon because of the work culture

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