Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos earlier worked at McDonald's? Here’s something you may want to know

Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos on Sunday spoke about his first job at Mcdonald's on Twitter. His post comes a few days after an image of his Amazon advertisement surfaced in which he was looking for his first employee. He posted a picture in which he was having a meal at McDonald's.

A Teenager at McDonald's

He used to work at McDonald's at the age of 16 and went to Princeton University later. Jeff Bezos spoke to Golden Opportunity: Extraordinary Businesses That Started at McDonald's' author, Cody Teets, and said that one must take his job seriously to be responsible.


He said that one could learn as a teenager at McDonald's as it differs from what one understands in school. He urged people not to underestimate its value.

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Jeff Bezos published an advertisement in a flyer in 1994 where he sought Unix developers for his Seattle startup Amazon. He mentioned that the startup was well-capitalized and would be open to offering shares to its employees. Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and started as a book-selling website in 1994.



His added that he required someone who could build complex and large maintainable systems in about one-third of the time that other competent people possibly could.

He also wanted excellent communication skills, familiarity with HTML (not a deal breaker) and web servers. The candidate was also required to have a Ph.D., MS, or BS in Computer Science.

FAQs

Q1. When did Jeff Bezos work at McDonald's?
A1. Jeff Bezos used to work in McDonald's as a 16-year-old teenager.

Q2. What was Amazon before becoming the world's largest online retailer?
A2. Amazon started as a book-selling website in its initial days.