It's entirely possible to chase both of those things. :)
5 karma · joined April 28, 2022
I work maybe 2 hours a day. Oncall is pretty light when I do have it. Fulfilling team and projects with great career opportunities. I have no meetings Wed-Fri. I have under 3 years of experience and my compensation this year after reviews went from:
164K base -> 218K base Total compensation: 220K for 2021 calendar year -> 305K for 2022 calendar year -> 378K for 2023 calendar year
I'm pretty happy as an employee personally though I realize not everyone is.
Edit: Some commentators seem to be implying that I'm chasing money and bringing down the culture of Amazon by not working more - that seems ironic to me given Amazon has historically been criticized for its sweatshop reputation.
To clarify, I work 2 hours a week because that's all I need to work to deliver my projects on time and I was rated TT this year - so why would I work more?