Housing
Brutal Parodies of Amazon's 'Life in Seattle' Recruitment Video
One line: “I can't imagine what this place must have been like before all the new money, colorful condos, and Ferris wheels.”
San Francisco may be the first city that comes to mind when you think of the ugliest aspects of a tech boom (hopelessly unaffordable housing, private buses, contempt for the homeless, etc...). But don’t sleep on Seattle.
Amazon, headquartered in the city’s historically industrial South Lake Union neighborhood, has a workforce spread around more than a dozen buildings and plans for more. And when you need to hire thousands of high-salaried workers in Seattle who probably have their minds set on Mountain View or Cupertino, you make a promotional video.