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Between rounds of shock layoffs, Amazon directors enjoy private rock concert
Every couple of years, Amazon gathers every individual in a director or VP level role in its global fulfillment, transportation, and logistics operations together in one place for a “conference.” The idea is to get everyone collaborating about the current and future state of the business. Executives stopped wringing their hands just long enough to put them in the air for Bon Jovi, who rattled the legendary Ryman Auditorium for just under two hours, gathering an undisclosed fee we can safely assume exceeded $2.5M. What I can tell you is that even as executives squeeze and sweat and hound rank-and-file Amazonians to scrimp and save every precious dollar, even as they fire quality performers, stall promotions, and stretch everyone to do more with less, someone found enough money to rent out the Ryman Auditorium and pay the Foo Fighters to play a private show for senior leaders.
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