Most people in Boston know Amazon.com just from a shopper’s perspective. But if you happen to be a skilled programmer or speech recognition expert in town, odds are you’ve received a LinkedIn message from the company over the last year trying to hire you.
“They are ruthlessly good at recruiting,” said Tom Summit, a Rowley-based recruiter for tech companies. “And they have been offering the best compensation packages I’d ever heard of — upwards of $200,000 per year for young kids.”
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Very interesting story, Scott! I would be a wealthy sloI had I invested my milk money in Amazon stock when it was $18 per share. Amazon could be Boston's Apple? :)
This is great news for our area. These types of enterprise-centric software inovations have a history of spinning off other companies. The one thing the state can do to help accelerate the re-vitalization of SW in the state is to eliminate non-compete clauses from employment agreements. There are other mechanisms to protect IP and other confidential information. CA doesn't allow non-competes. Doing away with them in MA would help keep innovation going.
Of course the Coupe Deval Patrick wants to tax the heck out of them.
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