Amazon Employee Reveals Harsh Realities of 'Startup Culture' Amid Layoffs

Imagine a grown-up who worked at a big toy store called Amazon for a very long time, like 8 years!

They were really good at their job and always got good reports.

Then, their boss asked them to lead a super important new project, like building a special new toy that could change the world.

To do this, the grown-up had to work much, much longer hours, even on weekends, instead of just 8-10 hours a day.

The new toy project was very difficult and had problems, and the grown-ups in charge didn't see the problems like the person working on it did.

After working super hard for three years on this difficult project, the grown-up lost their job.

They felt that Amazon expected them to work like they were starting their own small business, but they didn't get the big rewards like they would if it was their own business.

Now, other people who work in tech jobs are talking about how scary it is to lose your job, especially when companies are changing how they work and using new computer brains called AI.