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		curiousDog on Feb 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alphabet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year ... Amazon went from nothing to 500k employees and $200B+ in only 25yrs. Even more impressive

throwaway5752 on Feb 4, 2019 | [–]

I'm slightly more impressed by GOOG in light of the net margin and average employee salary difference.

hyperbovine on Feb 5, 2019 | [–]

Amazon has an easier time hiring though. Bezos would hire trained chimpanzees if he could.

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