3 ms·
There are a bunch of things they can do: * raise wages * change job conditions * build better filters for who they hire Right now, you can apply for a job a
by blueyes 5y ago
There are a bunch of things they can do:
* raise wages
* change job conditions
* build better filters for who they hire
Right now, you can apply for a job at Amazon through a Web form and get a response back in 15 min. An algorithm, some parts of it powered by ML, is probably doing that. And it's probably creating false negatives. Look at who it's rejecting, and improve the algorithm.
- kube-system 5y agoI'm not sure that it's possible to do too much filtering on who you hire when you're hiring a half-million people in a single year.
- frumper 5y agoThey should just make a smartwatch app for their application process. Detect a pulse? Hired!
- dawnerd 5y agoFiltering would help turnover. There’s no reason why hiring half a million a year isn’t enough. It means there’s a problem with the company, not the job pool.
- kube-system 5y agoIf workers are overworked because the workload is too large, filtering prospective hires more could make turnover worse. Many hands make light work.
- ghoward 5y agoI think your last sentence is the key to Amazon's problem. They have the money; they just don't want to spend it.
- slowmovintarget 5y agoFiltering would help only if the wages are suitably high enough to make similar jobs less attractive. The Fulfillment Center work is reportedly harder than other work that pays the same or better. If the wages are higher, it would be worth working harder for Amazon and staying. That's how a healthy labor market works.
- slowmovintarget 5y agoI think you're right, and have those in the correct order of precedence. - 60%: raise wages - 30%: better working conditions - 10%: better filters (with the two items above a prerequisite)