> Jassy explained that as Amazon added headcount, locations and lines of business in recent years, “you end up with a lot more people than what you had before, and you end up with a lot more layers … sometimes without realizing it, you can weaken the ownership of the people that you have who are doing the actual work.”

  "And here's something else, Bob. I have eight different bosses right now."
  "I beg your pardon?"
  "Eight bosses."
  "Eight?"
  "Eight, Bob."