> It's very strange to describe Amazon (at least engineering roles) as a sweatshop considering how well compensated employees are. Amazon employs over half a m

> It's very strange to describe Amazon (at least engineering roles) as a sweatshop considering how well compensated employees are. Amazon employs over half a million people (https://www.statista.com/statistics/234488/number-of-amazon-employees/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/234488/number-of-amazon-...). I doubt engineers make more than 5-10%, someone has to mind the fulfillment centres, and the fully automatic robotic future is yet to arrive (https://qz.com/1039169/amazon-is-looking-to-hire-50000-people-in-one-day/ https://qz.com/1039169/amazon-is-looking-to-hire-50000-peopl...). The blue collars make up the bulk, and while the accounts of white-collar sweatshop conditions are argued about, nobody ever contradicted the accounts of blue-collar workers, and numerous complaints have been filed: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-settlement-could-pave-way-for-labor-unions/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-settlement-could-pave-wa....