[raw_anon_1111]

It’s best not to be honest at all and have a good story to tell - never say anything negative about your previous employer is the general rule. I broke that rule, but only because Amazon has such a bad reputation in the industry, I knew my story would be believable.

When I interviewed after being Amazoned (PIPed) in 2023, I said “I resigned because the stress of working at Amazon got to be overwhelming and I figured someone would hire me before my money ran out”.

Other excuses people use is the old “spend time with family”, “I needed a mental break”, etc.