AWS Elemental reviews

A very different environment was presented to me in the interview than what was reality. Despite being told that Amazon's (which had acquired Elemental) environment probably wouldn't take hold, I found myself solidly on a team that had the environment you read about in the news. Constant attempts to coerce me into throwing coworkers under the bus ... Attempts at forcing me to take on roles that I had no skills in (and had communicated in the interview that I had no interest in taking), while being belittled when I requested more training ... Being told I should just work more hours and to "just figure it out" if I wanted to catch up to these unrealistic expectations (after being told in the interview the company only expected me to work 40-hour weeks) ... Constant belittling and insults ... Not every team has this problem. But ask hard questions in the interview about management style and watch the response. I wish I'd paid closer attention to the red flags that presented themselves in the interview. I do not regret walking away. I do regret not listening to the red flags that were in the interview.

* Benefits are being eroded due to the Amazon acquisition, despite Amazon having piles of money * Drama and toxic politics are steadily creeping in * Management seems to be primarily concerned with climbing the corporate ladder instead of helping engineers get work done * Open floor plans are not appropriate work environment for software engineering or any other work that requires consistent focus. Lots of noise and distractions.