Amazon boss Jeff Bezos defends company over employment criticism, says it’s

A long New York Times report from the world of tech on the working culture is the must-read story which stirred controversy. It did not speak with Bezos, but Amazon offered up several executives for interviews. “It claims that our intentional approach is to create a soulless, dystopian workplace where no fun is had and no laughter heard”, Bezos wrote.

But it is still a company doing business, and it’s a major force in publishing, where its demands on publishers can be as severe as what the New York Times says are its demands on its employees.

One employees member, who’s labored in a administration place at Amazon for 18 months, has publicly come out in protection of the corporate, publishing an extended rebuttal to the article on. (NASDAQ:AMZN) employees to read the report and to report directly to him or to the HR if they have ever experienced any abusive culture.

She added: “We are not calling for Amazon to be shut down, we are calling on it to provide good-quality jobs, where people are not worn out physically and mentally”. Many big companies recruit candidates who have options to work anywhere they want to, he said.

“The article doesn’t describe the Amazon I know or the caring Amazonians I work with every day”, Bezos wrote in a note to employees that was also published by the Times.

Bezos says that is not the Amazon he knows and that anybody working in such an organization would be insane to sit tight. “When you’re shooting for the moon, the nature of the work is really challenging”, said a top Amazon recruiter, Susan Harker.

Some went on to reveal that workers who suffered traumatic experiences in their social life, such as miscarriages or fatal illnesses, were told to work as usual and were not given time to recover. Though a case may be isolated or rare, Bezos made it clear that tolerance for lack of empathy has to be zero.

The article provided accounts from various workers sharing their tales of what it is like working for Amazon. They’re moving toward a more data-driven approach with more frequent feedback, check-ins and other metrics.

Employees are forced to respond to emails after midnight. Rather than having your fitness level measured at a checkup or visit to the doctor, it’s now available in real time to everyone with a fitness tracker such as Fitbit or Apple Watch. Some employees thrive under a competitive culture while others need a more nurturing environment.