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71/100Critics
61/100Scholars
Author:
Kristi Coulter
Publisher:
MCD
Date:
September 12, 2023
In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been cravingâalong with seven-day workweeks, lifeboat exercises, widespread burnout, and a culture driven largely by fear. But the chase, the visibility, and, let's face it, the stock options proved intoxicating, and so, for twelve years, she stayedâuntil she no longer recognized the face in the mirror or the mission she'd signed up for.
What The Reviewers Say
Coulter takes us through the ins, outs, ups and downs of her Amazon career, with roles ranging from senior manager in books and media merchandising to running Amazon Crossing.
Enlightening and often wincingly funny.
A familiar story, Shakespearean in its inevitable turn toward tragedy as the author begins to lose herself in her desire to grow, succeed, and belong. But even as a past version of herself crumbles and transforms, Coulter’s voice is steady, compelling, and entirely her own..
Funny, candid.
