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> Why would they retain employees which they would not rehire (minus wages in place of hiring cost)? For good relations with the Government which has a goal of
by vertex-four 9y ago
> Why would they retain employees which they would not rehire (minus wages in place of hiring cost)?
For good relations with the Government which has a goal of decreasing unemployment, and avoiding bad PR in popular media? If you can wait a couple of months to achieve exactly the same outcome with fewer risks, why not.
> Meanwhile, as Amazon's efficiency increases, throughput will also increase
No, throughput is a function of demand, not efficiency, unless Amazon is currently backlogged.
- markvdb 9y ago> For good relations with the Government which has a goal of decreasing unemployment, and avoiding bad PR in popular media? If you can wait a couple of months to achieve exactly the same outcome with fewer risks, why not. This. Technically, centralisation has given amazon the scale to automate. Socially, that same scale of centralisation exposes them to more critical eyes. Their main vulnerability I guess...