Audible reviews

I love everything in Audible but one HR. As a non-resident employee who needs visa support, it is so import that the HR, who is in charge of this, to be helpful. However, the person does such a horrible job that I (and many similar colleagues) have to worry about every details, such as pushing her to prepare documents, constantly asking her about the status, etc. She almost always ignores your emails/IMs. I got frustrated everytime. The worst thing is she is the only person dealing with these kinds of stuff. You have no choices.

Emotional middle managers with big egos make hiring and firing decisions based on: personal likes/dislikes, to make themselves look good, and to promote self-interests/political strategy and protection. Advancement isn't based on talent or company core needs. Contrary to Amazon principles, new ideas aren't met with open arms....the owners of new ideas are told to shut their mouths and do exactly as they are told (even if it's incorrect, ineffective, or inefficient). There was one employee with very limited experience (that was well liked by two managers) that was chosen to do a project over individuals with advanced experience that were hired to do the job. The lack of knowledge and conceptual understanding showed. In another case, in a group meeting, I was asked and remembered telling a team what was wrong with their idea. It fell on deaf ears. Two weeks later someone from the team brought up my idea -- I had to filter it through them in a 1:1 meeting -- and it was accepted unanimously by the entire team because it made the most logical sense. That's how things got done around there.