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by jdbxhdd 545 days ago
They simply can afford to pay more high performers. And since they have sustainable growth, there is no reason to switch course of action.

Compare this to consulting which is known for squeezing their employees to the max. They simply pay enough that there is a steady stream of new highly qualified and highly capable candidates.
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duxup 545 days ago
Yeah Amazon has to some extent had a reputation for working people to the bone but as far as I can tell it hasn’t hurt them.

I wouldn’t want to work that way but if it is as competitive to work there as they say …. I’m probably not qualified.

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yesiamyourdad 545 days ago
These are two wildly different companies. AMZN still has some upside and pays a lot in equity. The only reason to own T is for the dividend while your capital sublimates.

That said AMZN is a lot more like the old model, they never really subscribed to the Microsoft & Silicon Valley ways of doing things.

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