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Not sure what to think about Bernie needing too go as far as naming the bill "Stop BEZOS" https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/the-stop-bezos-act-summary?in
by rdtsc 8y ago
Not sure what to think about Bernie needing too go as far as naming the bill "Stop BEZOS"
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/the-stop-bezos-act-summary?inline=file https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/the-stop-bezos-act-s...
It was a political move, and it worked it got Amazon do respond. But seems a bit childish.
Remembering when I was making $7.50 / hour, bump in salary would have been better than bonuses or RSUs. I think in that salary range, this is still a good move.
- ThetaOneOne 8y agoWhile it is targeted at bezos I think the name is more of a joke if anything. After all even in the document that you linked it lists several other countries. With that said I don’t think Bezos’ move is based on Bernie. In the current political climate there is no way a bill like that would ever pass. I would guess this is based off of public pressure but I’m not 100% sure what this move if for. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- beat 8y agoI'm not convinced the bill, or the political climate in general, led to this. I think the unemployment rate did. Amazon is looking at their holiday season staffing needs, and wondering how to compete against all the other businesses fighting over that limited labor pool. A big "$15!" splashy headline looks great then. Then business does business, and attaches a bunch of cost-saving measures to it, and then it looks bad. No different than the normal corporate development cycle. Not enough leadership, a bunch of people doing what's best for their department rather than the whole company. Sad.