I joined Amazon and was soon put on the devlist (i.e. preparatory chopping board) by a new manager.
I only knew that I was at risk of losing my job after 4-ish months, at which point the secret deadline was very close.
That period was extremely stressful and honestly left some scars (that have mostly healed).
I saw friends with families and fresh mortgages get fired instead of me. I was essentially fighting against them (who were unbeknownst to them also on devlist) to showcase my deliverables to leadership and demonstrate I pass the bar.
After that I moved to a team in AWS that I love. Management puts focus on our health, invests in operational improvements, and people work normal hours. Senior SDEs are vocal about taking it easy and taking care of ourselves when we need to.
