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Part 1 of this topic dealt with understanding profit centers. Check that out HERE.

I've never wanted to work for Amazon. When you work as a software engineer, you're going to be asked to work for Amazon on a regular basis - during the pandemic I received 45 emails from Amazon and Amazon-adjacent companies (Audible and AWS) to come work for them. My friends who have worked there give me mixed reviews but largely confirm reports of a not-so-pleasant corporate culture, which hasn't exactly made me rush to apply.

Amazon has been called a "bruising workplace"(Source: NYT) and having a "work culture based on fear" (Source: BRM). However, credit where credit is due: Amazon is one of the most financially successful companies in the world. They do many things well, but I want to drill down to look at their attitudes towards cost centers.

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