Yes Amazon created $15/hour jobs in areas where that's an above-average wage. But you've got to leave your dignity at the door to earn that. Most warehouses w

Yes Amazon created $15/hour jobs in areas where that's an above-average wage. But you've got to leave your dignity at the door to earn that. Most warehouses where I'm at pay $15/hour. Amazon is not paying above the going rate for warehouse work. They are, however, running their workers into the ground even moreso than the average warehouse, which typically runs people into the ground. I thought I had a shitty warehouse job with no hope of advancement until a few coworkers of mine went to work for Amazon and then promptly got the hell out of there. They have below-average working conditions for average pay. I'm not sure how they are supposed to be the saviors of the uneducated workforce. I hear better things about the local meat packing plants than I hear about the Amazon warehouse. At least the meat packing plants don't blow smoke up your ass and then try to tell you they're doing you a favor paying the average market rate for your work.