Amazon is known for "Day 1" culture, maintaining a nimble mindset found on a startup's first day.
This is a big challenge facing Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who replaced founder Jeff Bezos last year.
On May 26, Amazon retail CEO Dave Clark held a fireside chat with employees at an internal event called Fishbowl.
But 28 years on, Day 2 has finally arrived, according to more than a dozen current and former Amazon employees who cited problems including a stodgy engineering culture, extra management layers, and rising red tape.
"Historically Amazon was one of the best places for builders, but now when people want to build, they leave Amazon," this person said.