Amazon reject for behavioral interview after passing tech screen 😩

Not sure where I went wrong. Thought I crushed the interview. Oh well, on to the next one.

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Think of it as dodging a bullet. I have yet to meet anyone who is happy at Amazon ever since they hired a bunch of failed leadership from other companies that brought toxic practices with them.

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C1 - what role / team?

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