Day 3 of my trip is in the books! Weather was more or less the same for Seattle: 40 degrees with some drizzling rain. The day began with a casual breakfast of Cap'n Crunch I purchased from a local Target last night, and some applesauce.
We then rendezvoused with the group at 10 AM to walk a couple blocks to one of a few Amazon buildings (we also got to see an Amazon Go grocery store, featuring no checkout and no cashiers!). We met with Luther Alumni who sat us down for the rest of the morning and early afternoon to discuss their experiences of working at Amazon, which seemed to differ greatly between them!
They expanded on how their team system is set up, which consisted of groups usually no larger than 7-9, all working on projects that could be scrapped or useless eventually, to projects that could be the next big thing for the company! They discussed their group sizes, what their projects consist of, and how they have enjoyed their varying time spent at the company (ranging from six months to 3.5 years). They went through the process of how to get hired at Amazon full time or as an intern over the summer. They gave us some advice about moving to the west coast for your career and about integrating company values into your life.
Then I traveled with some others in my group to a place called The Berliner Doner Kebab to get a lamb & beef kebab on house-made bread. Definitely the most yummy food I've had so far in Seattle! I think it had some sort of Turkish background? But it was amazing in every regards, and pretty affordable! A picture can be found below.
We concluded the day with a sit-down with our fearless leader, Dr. Brad Miller, who told us the detailed story of how he ended up at Luther, and the struggles, mistakes, and successes he made along the way. Definitely learned about perseverance, listening to that little voice in your head to follow the path you really are called to, and about making conscious decisions about the future.
That's it for today! Full day at Microsoft tomorrow!
Erik Nelson
YUM YUM YUM!!! Wish I was there! Following that little voice is wonderful advice :)
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