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What a legend! Janitors are outsourced now, and I wonder if the outsource everything makes the work your way to the top journey a lot harder.

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More importantly he had time to learn about the business. How much time does a picker at Amazon have to think about the business ?

At least a picker at Amazon works for the same company as the CEO. Most jobs at that level would be contracted out.

In the UK, at least, Amazon hires temps via an agency.

Source: I work there for the agency (since I can't find a job... thanks to the Gov response to COVID!)

Why do I get the feeling that if a janitor (outsourced or not) emailed Bezos with an idea, he'd be fired, threatened with lawyers for stealing Amazon business process IP until he signed away any IP rights, and then maybe Amazon would roll it out without crediting him?

Despite my reservations about Amazon after having worked there, I think you're wrong here, _particularly_ with respect to Bezos. With some random director or VP? Sure. With Jeff you don't get the impression that he's a snob about the sources of good ideas.

Note that I don't think you'd get so much as a bonus or pay bump for your trouble, but don't worry, you can feed your family with the pride you have in your idea making the flywheel turn that much faster.

You're right, I was more thinking about the Amazon machine. With Bezos who knows, he might make the VP a janitor and give him your job.

I doubt the janitor is going out on sales calls if they're contracted in from another company aye

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