The saga continues: Meta Vs. Amazon contract roles

Episode 3

Episode one

Episode two

I reneged the 6 month contract role at Amazon for the 12 month contract role at Meta before I started at Amazon. Then I wrote a big and honest apology to the person at Amazon that helped me get the role.

• Plot twist ... after I started at Meta ... hold on to your seats ... the staffing agency said that they made a mistake and the role at Meta is actually 6 months. They told me and some others to deal with it.

I have a chance to return to Amazon for a 6 month contract role. The same person that helped me get the contract before is offering to help me again. Hope to have him as a manager one day :).

I mainly want to take it because:

1. Amazon is onsite in a different city and that could help with some mental health problems I am dealing with. Meta is WFH. I was willing to deal with it because of the contract length.
2. I have a better chance to find a team at Amazon to hire me since I already have 2 YOE there and while working in office I can make a lot of connections to teams that could hire me.
3. Probably a better chance to extend the contract at Amazon. It's a much more important project and people have already had their contracts extended. This doesn't seem to be the case for this Meta team.
4. Amazon is actually paying me more if you take into account taxes, but that's not a concern anymore. Just saying because Meta usually pays more.

I am considering staying at Meta because it's only 6 months and instead of hopping around for contract roles, I should look for a full time role. My mental health has gotten really bad though, and I am not motivated to apply or work anymore. The environment change could help a lot.

I used to think Amazon treats employees poorly. Amazon is heaven compared to this :(. It's unreal how badly these companies are treating me.