Can “boomerangs” be considered for roles that are a lower level than they had when previously employed? I was L7, laid off when Amazon closed down my business unit early 2022, and am considering applying for L6 roles.

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Yes. You’re ~1.5 years out, so you could be considered for any level (e.g. 6, 7, 8). The boomerang policy where you can interview without a bar raiser within 12 months has expired, but it would have applied to L7 and below.

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Not really. The main thing people tend to care about is the 12 month boomerang rule to allow people to be rehired at the same (or lower) level without a full loop/BR. This doesn’t apply to your situation, but if you were attempting to go up a level (say from L6 to L7), then 18 months is often viewed as being on the shorter end, so you would generally benefit from being away for 2+ years if your current job provided strong examples of operating at that higher level.

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Ex Bar Raiser here. There’s no policy reason why you can’t boomerang into a lower level.

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You can do it. The HM may have concerns but I'd recommend just assuring them that you are aware thus is a level down and will receive low pay ban but you're excited to get back on the amazon team

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