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As a comparison: Walmart had 2.3 million worldwide and 1.4 million in the US as of 2016. FedEx globally had 400k+ as of the end of 2016. USPS had 493,381 car
by saycheese 10y ago
As a comparison:
Walmart had 2.3 million worldwide and 1.4 million in the US as of 2016.
FedEx globally had 400k+ as of the end of 2016.
USPS had 493,381 career employees 131,732 non-career employees as of January 2016.
- thewopr 10y agoThis is a really interesting comparison. Probably a better comparison than Microsoft or Google, as is done in the article.
- zardeh 10y agoWhy? In this case, the majority of these employees are likely not in tech roles, but in various parts of the fulfillment pipeline. That makes them more similar to FedEx or Walmart. Edit: Disregard this, I can't read.