Same as suicide victim

Someone jumped from the Apollo building in a suicide attempt after having been put on a PIP because he wanted a transfer!

I would not have believed this except the SAME thing happened to me. My manager found out I was looking for other roles and hit me with a review (at 9 months) that basically said I was not aligning to the culture and has since blocked my attempts to transfer.

In my experience, the culture at Amazon is more about tearing people down in order to build them back up. This is one of the ways cults work. Is Amazon a cult? That, I cannot say.

What I can say is I am a very senior level professional with decades of experience around the world and I have never seen a company that systematically used their principles to force people to comply. More people need to come forward with this information.

Maybe you should consider having a poll on the site where people can answer one or two questions: Have you felt belittled or reduced by your manager and/or the people who you work with?  If you knew then what Amazon was like would you have still accepted your role?