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The article fails to mention Amazon, which does still have plenty of non-outsourced blue collar jobs. I doubt there is a lot of the kind of upward mobility at a

• Turing_Machine 9y ago
  Amazon reimburses 95% of tuition and books for its hourly employees, even if they're studying in a field that isn't directly relevant to Amazon. The training doesn't have to be in a traditional university, either. It does have to lead to a high-wage, in-demand job. There are things that one can criticize Amazon for, certainly, but their support for the personal education and development of their employees seems to quite a bit better than the norm. http://amazondelivers.jobs/about/benefits/ http://amazondelivers.jobs/about/benefits/
• beastcoast 9y ago
  Anecdotally I know, I got my foot in the door at Amazon by temping and later being hired. Amazon is a great place to start as a temp IMO because they are always looking for talent and you will often be embedded directly with teams and be treated as a regular employee. I also know several former FC employees that moved HQ. Similarly, Apple Store employees can work their way up to HQ.
• mdorazio 9y ago
  Keep in mind, though, that Amazon is doing everything it can to automate most of those blue collar jobs (warehouse robots, delivery drones, etc.). That workforce has a very limited shelf life.
  • lotsofpulp 9y ago
    As they should be, if they want to continue to exist.