[sharpy]

The culture changed. When I first worked there, I was encouraged to take calculated risks. When I did my second tour of duty, people were deathly afraid of bringing down services. It has been a while since my second tour of duty, but I don't think it's back to "Amazon is a place where builders can build".

[everfrustrated]

Somewhat inevitable for any company as they get larger. Easy to move fast and break things when you have 1 user and no revenue. Very different story when much of US commerce runs you on.

[AbstractH24]

For folks who came of age in the late 00's, seeing companies once thought of as disruptors and innovators become the old stalwarts post-pandemic/ZIRP has been quite an experience.

Maybe those who have been around longer have seen this before, but its the first time for me.

[oblio]

It's easy to be a hero when the going is easy.

[llmslave]

If you bring something down in a real way, you can forget about someone trusting you with a big project in the future. You basically need to switch orgs

[chaostheory]

Curious. When did AWS hit “Day Two”, or what year was your 2nd tour of duty?

[sharpy]

When they added the CM bar raiser, I felt like it hit day 2. When was that? 2014ish?

[RedShift1]

I've never heard tour of duty being used outside of the military, is it really that bad over at AWS it has to be called that?

[sharpy]

Nah, I used to work for defense contractors, and worked with ex-military people, so...

Anyway, I actually loved my first time at AWS. Which is why I went back. My second stint wasn't too bad, but I probably wouldn't go back, unless they offered me a lot more than what I get paid, but that is unlikely.