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> i do not approve of the way they treat their minimum-wage workers Amazon doesn't have minimum-wage workers, at least in the United States [1]. The starting w
by jbullock35 6y ago
> i do not approve of the way they treat their minimum-wage workers
Amazon doesn't have minimum-wage workers, at least in the United States [1]. The starting wage at Amazon, $15 USD per hour, is more than twice the U.S. minimum wage.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/business/amazon-minimum-wage.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/business/amazon-minimum-w...
- allenbrunson 6y agookay, fair point! they still aren't treated very well, though.
- holbrad 6y agoI'm not defending Amazons practices, but from what I can gather it really isn't any different at other retailers. You just don't hear about it because the media has a dislike of Amazon.
- thu2111 6y agoHow are they not treated well? They get a much higher than minimum wage even though the work is entirely unskilled, and didn't I read once that Amazon pay for some of them to be educated? Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoThat's not the starting wage, that's the "average" wage as reported on GlassDoor. UK minimum wage is £8.20. Amazon warehouse basic day rate is £9.70, less deductions.
- jbullock35 6y ago> > Amazon doesn't have minimum-wage workers, at least in the United States [1]. The starting wage at Amazon, $15 USD per hour, is more than twice the U.S. minimum wage. > That's not the starting wage, that's the "average" wage as reported on GlassDoor. No: see the link in my previous post. In the United States, the lowest starting wage for Amazon workers (including warehouse workers) is $15 USD per hour.