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Introducing Sounds Like A Cult

2024/4/8
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Amanda Montell
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Christy Coulter
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匿名亚马逊员工
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Reese:亚马逊积极寻求世界统治,涉足众多行业,试图让人们依赖它的一切,这很像邪教。 Maeve:即使亚马逊的行为与你的信仰相悖,也很难离开亚马逊,因为Prime会员的便捷性让人难以割舍。 Robin:亚马逊的工作条件恶劣,对环境有害,但人们却不在乎。 Amanda Montell:本期节目将探讨亚马逊是否为邪教,以及如果是的话,属于哪一类邪教。 匿名亚马逊员工:亚马逊的领导力原则、员工徽章以及新员工培训都体现了其邪教般的文化。 Christy Coulter:亚马逊的企业文化以恐惧为基础,员工总是感觉自己做得不够好,这是一种邪教式的控制。亚马逊的领导力原则深入员工的私人生活,如同教条一般。一些看似普通的现象,实际上也反映了亚马逊邪教般的文化。亚马逊要求员工牺牲个人生活来为工作服务。亚马逊的优胜劣汰机制以及对员工的过度要求,也体现了其邪教般的文化。亚马逊的晋升机制存在性别歧视。亚马逊的“技术男”文化与其他硅谷公司有所不同,更注重实用性和效率。亚马逊的工作环境非常简朴,这与其他科技公司形成鲜明对比。亚马逊通过高薪和股票期权来吸引和留住人才,但同时也要求员工付出巨大的努力。亚马逊的企业文化要求员工牺牲个人生活,即使获得高薪,也可能得不偿失。亚马逊对仓库员工的虐待是其最严重的罪行之一。亚马逊通过Prime会员等服务,构建了一个消费者依赖的生态系统。对消费者来说,亚马逊可能属于“随心所欲”类型的邪教,但需要警惕其对员工的剥削。亚马逊员工的离职流程存在问题,缺乏人性化的沟通和帮助。对员工来说,亚马逊可能属于“小心为妙”或“赶紧滚蛋”类型的邪教。

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Today, we're recommending a podcast called Sounds Like A Cult - a podcast about modern day "cults" from host, and literary mastermind behind The Age of Magical Overthinking), Amanda Montell. The episode we're sharing with you today is about the cult of Amazon. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we do.


Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to ascend to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult 👽 Kicking off with a damn bang—the most colossal cult we’ve ever covered (as in ~1.5 million employees and 310 million users colossal). It's the multi-pronged monster of convenience, which spares no one, no matter the cost… you guessed it, Amazon. Duh, we know, Amazon is a cult—from its notorious treatment of factory workers to its uncanny world-domination energy to its “never leave us” messaging, it’s obvious. But is Amazon a LYL, a WYB, or a GTFO-level cult? And is the verdict the same for both employees and consumers? To unpack this gazillion-dollar organization (religion?) from the inside, please welcome special guest Kristi Coulter, an ex-Amazonian who spent 12 years in the cult… I mean, company… before defecting to write her new tell-all memoir, Exit Interview. It’s one of our juiciest conversations in SLAC history and we hope you enjoy it!! Thanks to all the listeners who leant their voice messages to this episode.


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