Sunday, August 16, 2015

Ambots and Amholes Colllide at Amazon Workplace

Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld (the New York Times) exposed oppressive workplace practices at Amazon in Seattle. Purposeful Darwinism refers to Amazon's cycle of constantly hiring employees, driving them, and cutting them.  In fact Facebook and LinkedIn have opened large Seattle offices that benefit from the Amazon outflow.  Employees are encouraged to be vocally self-critical, sounds like Gang of Four Cultural Revolution !  The Anytime Feedback Tool software turns the annual performance review into a daily event.