This book, "Working at Amazon: I Need Wine and a Therapist," is written by a female executive who worked at Amazon for 12 years. In the book, she shares how she stumbled through a surprising and extraordinary career journey at this world-renowned company. The author, Christy Cottle, joined Amazon in 2006, starting in a mid-level managerial position. Although she chose to leave in 2018 without ever being promoted to a top executive role, she always worked within the management team.
She participated in and led several well-known projects, including self-publishing and cashier-less stores. Interestingly, even at a world-class giant like Amazon, major projects still go through chaotic and unstructured processes. As she mentions in her book, Amazon, a company that gathers top talent, is actually built to fulfill one person's dreams and desires — yes, that person is Jeff Bezos. At Amazon, he owns the exclusive right to the name "Jeff" and is considered the true god of the company.
Whether it’s the "Six-Page Memo" or the "Lifeboat Review Meetings," these are Amazon's key tactics for maintaining its strong competitive edge. The company's spirit of not fearing failure but refusing to make the same mistake twice has also fostered a corporate culture of constant innovation and change. Due to high salaries and prestige, Amazon attracts top talent from around the world, building on this foundation to establish an extremely high-pressure, limit-pushing workplace that causes mental and physical health issues for countless employees. Even the author herself struggled with alcoholism at one point. Amazon offers you a stage where you can influence the entire world, but it demands that you give up everything for it.












