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> I just turned down an offer because of something like this.

One question, was this offer from amazon? I mean, are the things the guy said for amazon?

No, it was a financial services firm (a big one, with about 45,000 employees globally).

Why does that matter? He is drawing a personal story that is comparable to the Amazon story, trying to describe his ability to find the proper work culture for his life.

I am not trying to argue, just wish your two questions had a reasoning behind them as in writing they sound harsh to me.

The only reasoning I can think of is if it's widespread at Amazon or certain locations / departments are affected like that? It could be an interesting insight research to see how wide-spread such employer behavior is.

I remember working for Van Blarcom Closures in NYC over 10 years ago. During interviews they said standard 40 hour weeks with occasional overtime. Except their occasional overtime meant every day was a 12 hour shift with some Saturday's and Sundays's as well. Let's just say, I didn't last more than 6 months there before moving out.

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