Corporate Culture

Ethan Evans on X: "As a retired Amazon VP who experienced a 9082% increase in Amazon stock during my time, I am out of touch with many common life struggles. The SVPs and CEOs above me are often more so. Talking about wealth and it's impacts is a taboo subject most executives avoid. I'm going to" / X

A retired Amazon VP shares insights about executive wealth and privilege, highlighting the disconnect between top-level executives and average employees. The post specifically examines how wealth-enabled conveniences influence executive perspectives on return-to-office policies, emphasizing how different life circumstances lead to divergent priorities.

Don't be Frupid

An exploration of 'frupidity' - the harmful practice of misguided cost-cutting that ultimately damages productivity and innovation in engineering organizations. The article examines how excessive frugality, coupled with bureaucracy, leads to hidden costs through reduced productivity, lowered morale, and lost opportunities, while providing practical strategies to combat this organizational pattern.