Becca Selah joined Amazon as a senior UX designer in April 2019 while on maternity leave, determined not to let new motherhood define her at work. She led a high‑stakes design project aimed at winning AWS leadership approval, which consumed her time and attention as meetings multiplied and expectations rose.
Big Tech Burnout: Designer Leaves Amazon as Pandemic Upends Support
At home, she felt the strain of missing moments with her daughter and relied on outsourced childcare and household help. After a family vacation offered clarity, the pandemic removed her support systems and the project was reassigned. A year and two days after starting at Amazon, she decided to quit and focus on family and freelance design work.
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