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Amazon's internal employee directory briefly listed actor Chris Hemsworth as an L9 individual contributor reporting to CEO Andy Jassy. L9 is a level that officially doesn't exist in Amazon's hierarchy, which jumps from L8 (Senior Principal/Director) to L10 (VP/Distinguished Engineer). The satirical phone tool entry included details like employee ID 999999, location in an LAX data center, Bar Raiser status, and a passion for winning the Super Bowl Ad Meter poll. The entry appears to be an internal joke referencing Hemsworth's extensive involvement with Amazon through multiple projects including an Alexa+ Super Bowl commercial and Amazon MGM Studios films.

Chris Hemsworth Is an L9 at Amazon, and I Have Questions

Looks a bit like a honey pot. You set up some interesting, but fake, entry in the database and a trigger that notify you when someone accesses it. Makes more sense in places like hospitals, where some underpaid worker could be easily bribed to leak medical history.
They check Chris Hemsworth entries -&gt; send them a training video.
They share screenshot on the internet -&gt; fire them directly.