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MattGaiser on Feb 7, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k

Could some of that simply be because Amazon has always had non-tech competencies?

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc. Those have always been pure tech plays. Amazon started out competing with Barnes and Noble.

But yes, I get what you mean. Companies are very reluctant to change the secret sauce.

axg11 on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

This is a great point - the non-tech scaling aspect and intense customer focus contributes to the different culture.

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