Unwinnable game

Working at Amazon is like being in a video game where the bad guys win every time. After learning how to navigate the game to win each level, you gain a mass of tools and tribal knowledge to overcome the next level. Everything looks like smooth sailing and then when you are about to level up, a new boss is suddenly assigned to your team and they hold you back from your achievement. There's just no way to overcome this bad buy boss. No cheat codes, no hacked roms, nothing.

Suddenly, friends become foes, like a wolf in sheep's clothing. There's no one to trust and no way to win. To survive, you must become a slave to your new boss and even that is no guarantee. Even if you're right and you document everything, firing in retaliation may be your punishment.

Based on favoritism, whole groups can become your enemy. You can trust no one. You are alone and scared. Everything you do is manipulated into some HR document to get you put on a PIP or fired.

You try to go on, but then you just you realize all those who survive for longer than 1 or 2 years have drunk the kool aid and bow at the altar of their boss. If you are lucky enough, you might keep your job long enough to get some RSUs, but it's game over for most people long before that.