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I wonder if external entities (eg. Elastic) can also successfully use the Leadership Principles to frame disputes with AWS, or if an effort like that would fall flat.

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I think the fact that all Amazon corp employees still sign a non-compete yet there is an LP titled "Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer" whose definition includes "Leaders have a vision for and commitment to their employees’ personal success, whether that be at Amazon or elsewhere." highlights what the company actually values, i.e. internal propaganda and external litigiousness. Good luck quoting LP's to an Amazon lawyer.

One could be extremely generous and assume that the LPs date from before Amazon sprawled into so many market segments (ie. it looks rather different if the noncompete only constrains a former employee from working for other online book retailers).

Is there a revision history for the LPs? In fact, have they ever been revised at all?

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