Apropos the column, "Why corporate culture matters" (August 25), is the work culture that hostile at Amazon? Big companies such as Amazon which provide fantastic career opportunities to people across the world must be a much better place than the one described in The New York Times (NYT) article. I can't directly comment on the NYT piece or what happens at Amazon. However, I appreciate the gesture of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, encouraging employees to read and share their feelings directly with him. He has chosen to rebut the NYT article in a different style.
Back home in India, many employees face the worst. Some employers, especially those in the private sector, exploit them by making them work on Sundays and holidays. They have access to little financial benefits, health care or bonuses. Unfortunately, few jobs are available in today's 'growing economy'. Therefore employees have little choice but to accept the conditions without a murmur.
Gopal Sutar Bengaluru
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