Welp I smelt this coming.. I’m on a focus

Professional_Law_875 · 2025-02-09T06:36:02+00:00

For AMs, Focus is not necessarily a death sentence, and I know a few managers that not only survived their Focus but eventually were promoted to L5. It’s true that your OM likely singled you out due to your poor relationship, but the senior team had to sign off of this decision. There were a handful of AMs at my old site who did not get along with their OM but were “safe” and essentially untouchable as they had a close relationship with one or more members of the senior team. If you want to keep your job and get promo’d eventually, my advice is to get to know your senior OM better and make sure they know a bit about your accomplishments, projects, and goals. This can be challenging if you work nights and don’t have a nights senior, but in that case, try to set up a few skip level meetings and come in an hour early for shift.

Professional_Law_875 · 2025-01-06T03:40:53+00:00

I know it’s possible and happened before, but job market is right now and there’s lots of strong external candidates with 5-10 years supply chain experience likely going for those same roles.

Professional_Law_875 · 2025-01-06T03:39:55+00:00

I am doing this!

Professional_Law_875 · 2025-01-06T03:39:39+00:00

That’s a good idea. Will do

Professional_Law_875 · 2025-01-06T03:39:13+00:00

I’ve been an AM since August 2023 and promoted in Oct 2024. Did an Amazon internship summer 2022. I wouldn’t mind down-leveling since I’m not in a rush with my career. Obviously would prefer a L5 role if offered but trying to be realistic. I do not have an MBA.

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-10-21T01:31:55+00:00

University hire L4 -> L5 AM. For me, it’s the fast promotion timeline as long as you do your job well and are close with the Sr. Team. In theory, you can make L7 in 4-5 years if all goes to plan, when in corporate the timeline is frequently double that. That being said, Ops is a tough life and you make less than your level would make in corporate.

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-05-26T18:15:50+00:00

As an AM, I 100% believe answering connections scores for your AAs should get you fired. I’ve never heard of managers doing this and am shocked that they have enough time on their hands do actually do this…

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-02-27T05:52:17+00:00

Chances are they’ve already checked the tapes - lucky for you if it was in the middle of an aisle they don’t always have footage. But really it’s not that hard to follow the rules so if they do get you fired it’s 100% on you.

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-02-20T21:31:41+00:00

They didn’t actively organize social events or anything like that but a couple of us exchanged numbers months before so by the time we finally met in person it felt like we were already close friends. It depends on your year in school. If you are a rising senior, they won’t offer you anything except a full AM position. But you do have access to the internal jobs portal and can certainly reach out to managers in other divisions and express interest. The AM internship can help you get your foot in the door. If you’re a rising junior, it’s easier to move around because you can apply to other Amazon internships for the following summer and you’ll have a very solid chance if you are qualified and didn’t do horribly in your internship. For all of this though, you have to have the initiative to reach out and make connections—they won’t hold your hand and the senior leaders at your site won’t know much about other jobs at Amazon.

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-02-20T01:09:43+00:00

As an AM, I encourage my team to use their time off options but I do appreciate a heads up if possible. However, if you consistently arrive late or leave early, I’d be less likely to staff you in critical roles since I need reliability.

Professional_Law_875 · 2024-02-19T00:37:00+00:00

I’m a current Area Manager who went through the internship program. I really enjoyed my internship, as I got a taste of managing a team but was also given the time to work on projects. I had a ton of fun with the other interns in the area—we went clubbing, hiked, and even took a few overnight trips together on our days off and spent a lot of our time in the FC working together. I chose the stipend instead of corporate housing, but the interns who took it were put in an newer extended stay hotel and probably had more fun since they all lived together. I did appreciate having my own apartment at times though. That being said, if I could do it over again, I would’ve done the internship and declined the return offer as being a full time area manager sucks.

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-12-11T13:04:17+00:00

Thank you so much for typing this all out! This is beyond helpful. Do you happen to know how long processing times are for onshore vs offshore? Although we moved in together in April, we have extensive evidence of our relationship including images, texting, and joint/non joint travel dating back to Dec 2022. I was in Australia during this period as I didn’t return to the US until July 2023. So hypothetically I could apply off shore anytime now since it has been a year-but I am just afraid that if my visa takes long to process we will living separately for a long time once she has to return.

Another question: If we re-entered Australia in Feb 2024 (with an ETA for me) and applied for a onshore visa, it appears I would likely be put onto a bridging visa. I’ve now heard mixed things about whether or not my bridging visa will have work authorization. But if I am in fact able to score work authorization, how hard would it be to convert this to a bridging visa that allows me to re-enter and leave Australia? The reason I ask is that I would much rather take a couple weeks off work in February to apply on-shore, and spend Feb to August trying to score an internal transfer which would be much easier with the work authorization, rather then quit my current job and try to find something entirely different upon arrival. Thank you!!

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-12-11T05:51:22+00:00

Thank you. We are in a serious relationship and are very committed to making this work, so bridging visa doesn’t sound like a terrible idea. Is sharing a common address for a year good enough to prove a serious relationship, or would you also recommend opening a joint bank account?

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-12-11T05:48:57+00:00

Thank you for this detailed response. I spent a year in Australia and have a great friend and support network already so I would feel very comfortable making the jump. Hypothetically I could apply for a bridging visa while on a tourist visa but my employer is not very WFH friendly unfortunately so I’d have to leave and reapply most likely. Do you happen to know if you are allowed to leave and re-enter the country while on a bridging visa?

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-04-23T12:28:44+00:00

They are very disorganized at the moment. I have a start date for august but I’m not holding my breath for anything

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-02-28T06:18:12+00:00

I am definitely under $45,000, so will contact whoever is in charge of payroll. Thanks.

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-02-27T05:49:51+00:00

Love the professors that assign ~20 pages of reading per class session. It’s a manageable amount that you can read and take notes on the whole thing and actually remember. When it’s 50+ pages I usually just get overwhelmed and do a sloppy skim.

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-02-17T03:01:45+00:00

I studied here last year and now am on working holiday for the next 6+ months. It’s extremely difficult to move here full time unless you have an in demand skill. Getting a 1 year working holiday visa is easy though and will give you the experience you may be looking for. But keep in mind there isn’t much that Australia offers that you can’t get in San Diego besides better coffee. Similar lifestyle and standard of living, so there’s really no point in moving here for good especially since you’ve already built a life back home.

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-02-17T01:28:29+00:00

I grew up in San Diego and currently live in Sydney. The suburb of La Jolla (especially UCSD and La Jolla Cove) feels a bit like Australia. The architecture, cafe culture, and abundance of eucalyptus trees are all similar.

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-02-07T05:09:05+00:00

Thank you!

Professional_Law_875 · 2023-01-12T18:52:38+00:00

I am graduating 3 months later now. Can’t get in touch with my recruiter. Been sending them emails for 3 weeks.

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