[ryanobjc]

amazon management is more likely to optimize for optics than actually fix the "problem". In bezos's mind the problem is the NYT article and the external reputation. The work culture isnt an accident nor is it intended to be eventually fixed.

in my tenure at Amazon, I went from getting a 2 and PIP, then to a 4, then having my promotion held up because my VP didnt like me. Finally when I left to Google they offered SDE3, and another $15k a year. I didn't take that offer.

This was all back in the 2001-2006 timeframe. Sounds like nothing has changed.

[throwaway6497]

You know what I find unbelieveable! In spite of several people calling out that Amazon doesn't officially offer paternity leaves and that it sucks, Amazon leadership is simply doing nothing about it. Google/FB/Linkedin/Netflix/Microsoft have officially announced 3-unlimited month paternity leaves. It appears Amazon simply doesn't care about employees or the optics in this case. How do they officially justify their stand. We don't offer paternity leaves because - ???. WTF. Really

Update: They started offering 6 week paternity leave since Jan 2016. 20+ weeks is what other companies mentioned seem to offer.

[eclipxe]

"The company said it is now offering up to 20 paid weeks of leave, consisting of four weeks of paid pre-partum medical leave for pregnant employees, followed by 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and six weeks of paid parental leave. The latter is the new element and is also available to “all other new parents who have been at Amazon for a year or more,” the company said in a Nov. 2 e-mail to employees. "

[jvolkman]

http://www.bna.com/amazon-expands-parental-n57982063587/

[throwaway6497]

Thanks for pointing me to this. I didn't know they started offering 6 weeks leave regardless of Gender. 6 weeks feels half-hearted though but better than nothing.