Dying from “Death by PPT”. Does the memo / written document / Amazon culture actually work in other contexts (other than PE)?

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I think document readings are helpful, regardless of context. Sometimes progress is hindered, however, when coworkers refuse to talk about anything because they didn’t see the memo. That’s just not always possible

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Joined Amazon recently from consulting. Love the doc oriented meetings. No BS, lists hotly debated topics upfront, supports key facts with FAQs and is always decision driven. Glad that I’m not wasting time making fancy PPTs (aka changing font, color palettes etc.).

I can definitely see why FAANG companies are way ahead in the league when compared to industry.

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Yea I think it works well, coming from consulting. However you do run into issues of teams trying to manufacture Hotly Debated Topics when there aren’t any, etc for each Monthly Review. But making up work to appeal to higher ups is part of the game at any company..

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Yes

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You can very easily turn the doc format into a PPT. PPT still can provide a better way to present, and you don’t have to always work towards making it pretty with graphics and all. Basically, why not use ppt as a word/doc alternative

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“We” didn’t go far. Seen this one

Sounds like along the way, the only consistency is that no one agrees with your sentiment, regardless of employer. People have been explaining why Amazon does what it does, and you just keep finding new ways to insult and say it’s wrong, even though people are just explaining what they have seen effective — people who have seen different ways and have changed. You seem dead set on only one way to do things, regardless of your audience, and willing to sacrifice relationships just to prove a point.

Wish you luck

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