They use a lot of contracting for their warehouses and in some places they completely turn over the entire warehouse on average every year. [0] So they're used

They use a lot of contracting for their warehouses and in some places they completely turn over the entire warehouse on average every year. [0] So they're used to constantly hiring people. They also surge up and down massively already each Christmas, in 2019 they hired 200k workers seasonally for Christmas! [1] They might not have expected to do it now but they have the infrastructure to very quickly hire lots of people. [0] https://www.nelp.org/publication/amazons-disposable-workers-high-injury-turnover-rates-fulfillment-centers-california/ https://www.nelp.org/publication/amazons-disposable-workers-... [1] https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-double-seasonal-hiring-record-200k-workers-business-continues-boom/ https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-double-seasonal-hiring-...