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by Pfhreak 2099 days ago
Not only do they work their employees hard and offer limited benefits, they tightly constrict what they can say and what they can do outside of work.

For instance, want to grab a couple buddies and do a game jam? That's against the rules and could result in you being disciplined.

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And after you leave. They have nasty non-competes, and they do sue employees on the way out the door. Even when they're wrong, they're right; threat of cost of lawsuit is enough to deter 95% of their employees.

I didn't want to work for Amazon in part for that reason.