Don’t Join Amazon — You Will Regret It As I Did

AWS exposed: The shocking truth they won’t tell you!

Usman Aslam
5 min readJan 28, 2024
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Hey there, future tech warriors! Buckle up as I unfold my journey through the tech behemoth, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and why I’m waving a cautionary flag for anyone considering diving into the AWS sea.

Let’s rewind the clock to when I, full of ambition and dreams, stepped into the seemingly invincible world of AWS.

Little did I know that this journey would turn out to be a rollercoaster of experiences, with the highs overshadowed by some unexpected lows.

The honeymoon phase: Illusions and realities

At first, AWS felt like the golden ticket to tech paradise. The prestige, the promises, the sheer magnitude of being part of the cloud giant — it was intoxicating.

My onboarding felt like stepping into a utopian tech wonderland where innovation and success seemed inevitable.

However, as the honeymoon phase wore off, the glitter started to fade. The demanding work culture, the relentless pace, and the constant pressure to deliver seemed like the fine print conveniently left out of the grand AWS brochure.

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Usman Aslam

Ex-Amazonian, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS, 12x AWS Certified. ❤️ Tech, Cloud, Programming, Data Science, AI/ML, Software Development, and DevOps. Join me 🤝