The author of this article has an obvious bias or slant she's pushing and tries hard to paint a picture of doom and gloom and of evil corporations out to take a

The author of this article has an obvious bias or slant she's pushing and tries hard to paint a picture of doom and gloom and of evil corporations out to take advantage of employees, e.g. when talking of self-directed 401K retirement funds with company contributions: Workers got shafted But you know what? In many ways the opportunities that these retirement-age workers have sounds like an adventure. What's the alternative? Sitting at home watching soap-operas on TV or feeding pigeons at the park? No matter what, getting old sucks and you'll be popping Advil and aspirin for aches and pains. But companies like Amazon and the Park Service give these folks something to do and a way to keep contributing to society. At the start of the article May was out of money, living in a trailer with no electricity or water, contemplating suicide. But by the end, thanks to Amazon and other companies she had turned it around and she was having a ball. Obviously work at these companies can be hard or boring, but we get quotes like the following: Despite the boredom, May was grateful for one part of her job. “The best thing was the camaraderie,” she said. “I made friends there.” “Oh my God,” she said, explaining that it was a relief to be around people who she felt understood her. “The other day, for the first time in years and years, I felt joy. Joy! That’s better than being happy.” Before long, May was helping two of her neighbors... May told me she was doing fabulously. “My whole life has been ups and downs,” she said. “The happiest I’ve been is when I have very little.” Sounds to me like Amazon and the others were a god-send for May and her friends.