CEO Daily: Monday, August 17 - Fortune
If you, like me, were at the beach yesterday, you may have missed the social media cyclone stirred up by the New York Times’ page one epic depicting Amazon as some sort of high-paid, high-tech sweatshop. But if you don’t have time, the ex-employee quoted just below the banner – a spot normally reserved for headlines about World War III and such – provided the gist: “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk. It’s clear why Amazon doesn’t make Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. But in a note to employees yesterday, Amazon chief Bezos made the point that kept going through my mind as I read the story: “The people we hire are the best of the best. You are recruited every day by other world-class companies, and you can work anywhere you want…Anyone working in a company that really is like the one described in the NYT would be crazy to stay. We will make huge sacrifices, endure inconceivable hardships and work unimaginably hard, if we feel we are making an important contribution to a cause we believe in. Nap pods not required. Source: fortune.com
