In an interview, she stated that it had been viewed by over 100,000 people by the end of the week. About 20 of the more than 200 commenters on her post are currently working for Amazon in different departments worldwide,

Amazon spokesperson Margaret Callahan declined to address the specific criticisms lobbed by employees. She noted that Amazon ranked second this year in LinkedIn’s Top Companies list, a ranking of the 50 best large workplaces compiled using LinkedIn data on such things as promotions. JPMorgan Chase & Co. topped the list.

Among the more than 200 comments, about 20 came from current Amazon employees across various departments worldwide, many of whom expressed criticism of the company

Instead of the exciting, fast-paced environment I remember, I experienced a place bogged down in pointless meetings and middling middle managers.”

Amazon.com Inc. workers’ complaints about company culture — a frequent sight on anonymous and internal forums — turned public this week with a popular LinkedIn post that struck a chord with current employees.