Tech giants including Meta have been accused of “quiet firing” - or “silent sacking” - in recent years, and now a senior AWS developer claims the firm is pursuing a similar strategy

Senior AWS dev claims Amazon is quietly trying to encourage employees to quit in a push to covertly cut numbers::A senior developer at AWS has claimed the tech giant is conducting a “silent sacking” campaign in a bid to covertly cut numbers and avoid negative press.

I had a company try to get me to quit when they got rid of my role and only offered me another position in its place.

Said fuck that and made them lay me off.

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