Comments by "" (@DiabeticGameGuy) on "NeetCode" channel.

The Backpack you get depends on the year you started. They also gave new backpacks every two years. I was there in the mid 2000s and it a status symbol to to wear the older backpacks. When you left Amazon, did you have to pay back the signing bonus or relocation package? I was a SDE manager and an operations manager with direct reports. Some of my reports left before their year was up, but no one was close to the 2 month mark. When I was an SDE manager, I didn't expect anyone on my team to even be value add for a 3-4 months. Yep, I expected them to launch code or contribute to code reviews, but the time the other SDEs took to help them with project was likely a net negative and I was ok with that. Glad things are better for you now. Speaking from firsthand experience, when you're in the wrong role at Amazon, it can feel brutal.
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