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Alternative title: "Amazon gives jobs to local homeless population". But seriously, I fail to see how this is on-topic on HN other than Amazon being a tech comp
by olalonde 10y ago
Alternative title: "Amazon gives jobs to local homeless population". But seriously, I fail to see how this is on-topic on HN other than Amazon being a tech company.
- theptip 10y agoHaha, was just about to post this. From what I hear, it's very hard to get a job if you're homeless, so this is a good thing. Imagine the outrage if the opposite narrative were being reported; "Amazon refuses to employ homeless people". There's no suggestion that they are paying below the minimum wage, so I think singling out Amazon is quite disingenuous, regardless of how in vogue it is to bash the quality of their work environment. If there is a story here, it is that there aren't enough homeless shelters in Fife right now, or that the minimum wage is too low; this has nothing to do with Amazon.