From the NYT update, they interviewed over 100 current and former Amazon employees. I’d hardly call that “a few outliers.”

Amazon spokesperson Jay Carney explained the turnover rate, saying, “attrition, people leaving, cycling in and out of this company, is completely consistent with other major tech companies.”

Eh, I’d rather give that $69 to the AFL-CIO after reading that Amazon NYT story.

Eh, I’d rather give that $69 to the AFL-CIO after reading that Amazon NYT story.

People have been saying “Garbage in, garbage out” for decades—what’s weird is that they often say it as if they’re saying it for the first time in human history. It’s not a particularly deep phrase, and it’s certainly not original. Can you at least come up with a more original criticism than that?

Just put the whole company on autopilot already and let the machines do the work.

Are they walking around Houston?

I predict that Colbert is going to blow every other late night host away. He’ll be at least as big as Carson—and much more talented (Carson couldn’t much sing or dance).

Three words: Jar Jar Binks.

Gawker Media commenters sort of count as friends, right? Right???

Can you say, “Blue wall of silence?”

“Not trivia friends.”

Swing it around and toss it by the tail, obvs.

Sounds fine with me. It would make sense, honestly, to host the Olympics in the same city every time they come to the U.S.

Your relationship could be a great partnership if you both learn how to take advantage of each others’ strengths rather than focusing on perceived weaknesses.

I’d prefer to give a tip via my burner account.

OMG, that worked.

If she did file a lawsuit, she likely would’ve been required to keep silent about Google’s work environment in exchange for a settlement. So there are some benefits to not going that route.

Yes. HR exists to protect the company, not the workers. There’s a book on it.

Fuck it. Put this stuff into an algorithm and let the computer choose my partner for me. I can’t choose the right one for myself, obviously.

I could hear Terry Gross’ voice as I read this.