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You want to do the right thing, and that’s commendable, but you have to recognize that you may not have enough information, particularly as a virtual outsider,
by baron816 6y ago
You want to do the right thing, and that’s commendable, but you have to recognize that you may not have enough information, particularly as a virtual outsider, to force your own management decisions in this case. It may seem like Amazon is being greedy here, but they creating many jobs that otherwise wouldn’t exist for people who live on the margins of the economy. And by driving down costs, they’re driving down prices. That may not matter too much for you, but it matters a lot to most people.
Look, there could be adverse effect from what you’re trying to do. The going narrative is that Amazon is evil and is just abusing it’s workforce. I doubt work is great in a FC, but there are plenty of worse jobs out there that don’t get as much attention. And just imagine what it’s like working in most other parts in the work. For many people around there world, a FC job would be a dream.
- zbentley 6y agoI don't think the claim is that Amazon is evil, or that the alternative to permitting bad practices is Amazon laying people off. The idea is to make things better. Labor laws, union efforts, and employer initiatives have proven again and again that this is a positive sum game. Put another way: Amazon's ability to provide jobs is negatively impacted in only a very small way by fixing bad practices. They just need to be incentivized to do that.