‘Amazon is definitely a Day 2 company now:’ Longtime employee retires after 12 years, slams work culture and firing spree

After more than a decade at Amazon, one longtime employee has decided to call it quits and not quietly. In a candid post shared on social media, the former employee reflected on their 12-year journey at the tech giant and what ultimately led them to walk away.

They joined Amazon back in June 2012, a time when the company was still riding high on its Day 1 philosophy, a mantra coined by founder Jeff Bezos to symbolise constant innovation and a startup mindset. By 2016, they had transitioned into a fully remote role. That flexibility, they say, was once a hallmark of Amazon’s forward-thinking culture.