{"id":493872,"date":"2022-09-16T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-amazon-staffers-say-frugal-company-made-them-split-bagels\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:59:45","slug":"ex-amazon-staffers-say-frugal-company-made-them-split-bagels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-amazon-staffers-say-frugal-company-made-them-split-bagels\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Amazon staffers say &#8216;frugal&#8217; company made them split bagels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e0874524a9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e0874524a9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-amazon-staffers-say-frugal-company-made-them-split-bagels\/#%E2%80%9CEx-Amazon_staffers_say_%E2%80%98frugal_company_made_them_split_bagels%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ex-Amazon staffers say &#8216;frugal&#8217; company made them split bagels&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEx-Amazon_staffers_say_%E2%80%98frugal_company_made_them_split_bagels%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ex-Amazon staffers say &#8216;frugal&#8217; company made them split bagels&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ex-Amazon employees are commiserating about their experiences at the \u201cfrugal\u201d tech giant \u2014 with one describing how workers were forced to split bagels at office gatherings due to budget limitations.<\/p>\n<p>On an internal email thread among more than two dozen former Amazon employees who have since left to work at Google, titled \u201cworked_at_amazon,\u201d one posted screenshots <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/former-amazon-employees-who-work-at-google-share-horror-stories-2022-9\">obtained by Insider<\/a> that described an incident in which two Amazon employees were told to split a bagel at a staff meeting. The workers were purportedly told managers didn\u2019t have the budget to order enough bagels for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Bagels weren\u2019t the only breakfast item in short supply at Amazon, whose founder, Jeff Bezos, is currently the world\u2019s fourth-richest person, with a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jeff-bezos\/?list=rtb\/\">net worth of $146 billion, according to Forbes<\/a>. Two other workers grumbled in the thread that boxes of cereal were removed from Amazon\u2019s office kitchens because they \u201cdidn\u2019t represent a frugal mindset,\u201d according to Insider\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEventually, we got told, \u2018Spending a couple hundred bucks on cereal isn\u2019t frugal. You are free to solicit donations to try and keep it running,&#8217;\u201d one ex-Amazon staffer wrote in the thread, according to Insider.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-feat.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon offices\" class=\"wp-image-23890370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-feat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-feat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-feat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The former Amazon workers described limited supplies and snacks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-23890439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Billionaire Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The complaints about office snacks were reportedly part of a broader discussion about \u201cfrupidity\u201d at Amazon \u2014 a combination of \u201cfrugality\u201d and \u201cstupidity.\u201d The workers allege that Amazon\u2019s emphasis on frugality in day-to-day operations is overdone.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Amazon staffers also described difficulty obtaining tech gear and office supplies \u2014 with one worker complaining that product managers would have to push back in order to receive an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le MacBook instead of the Windows laptops provided by default.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-10-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bagel\" class=\"wp-image-23890452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-10-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-10-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-10-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bagels were allegedly in short supply at Amazon\u2019s offices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/Mint Images RF<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI found it ridiculous because there\u2019s no joy in Windows laptops and when there\u2019s no joy, no creativity happens and when there\u2019s no creativity, what\u2019s a PM\u2019s worth?\u201d the staffer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Others said they were unable to secure more than a single computer monitor or laptop charger without resorting to creative means of acquiring them, such as befriending employees responsible for office supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser downplayed the ex-employees\u2019 complaints in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur\u00a0Leadership Principles\u00a0describe how Amazon does business, how leaders lead, and how we keep the customer at the center of our decisions. One of our Leadership Principles is \u2018frugality,\u2019\u201d Glasser said in the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Google office kitchen\" class=\"wp-image-23890363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ex-amazon-workers-google-frugal-bagels-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ex-Amazon workers who have since joined Google shared their frustrating experiences at the e-commerce giant.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese anecdotes do not reflect its intention of encouraging employees to be mindful of how they use company resources and are contrary to our mission of being Earth\u2019s most customer-centric company, safest place to work, and best employer,\u201d Glasser added.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Google for comment on the email thread.<\/p>\n<p>Insider said the email thread is followed by nearly 2,400 people at Google.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon, Google and other tech giants are in constant competition for top talent, though hiring in the sector has slowed in recent months due to the ongoing economic slump.<\/p>\n<p>As The Post reported, Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently hinted layoffs were possible while stating he wanted the company\u2019s workers to be more productive.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon generated $469.8 billion in revenue during fiscal 2021, according to company filings. 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