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Conversely in Amazon's case, they finished building multiple huge buildings in downtown Seattle right before COVID-19, which have been mostly empty since March
by cle 5y ago
Conversely in Amazon's case, they finished building multiple huge buildings in downtown Seattle right before COVID-19, which have been mostly empty since March 2020.
- kimbernator 5y agoAs much as it may frustrate them not to use the buildings, it is still strictly costing them less given the lower maintenance and utility costs.
- superflit2 5y agoThey can rent it free to BLM and other social causes? It is better than giving money to "something" they would be providing real stuff and places.
- jdavis703 5y agoThose maintenance and utility costs are then passed on to the employee and reduce the take home pay, which is frustrating to workers. There’s also more uncompensated time spent on duties a janitor, office manager or IT person would perform, like unloading the dishwasher, preparing coffee or being on the phone with an ISP during an internet outage.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoMight want to consider moving if your internet connection is bad enough to result in material time being spent getting it fixed. And maybe drink less coffee if there is material time being spent on making it and rinsing the cup and putting it in the dishwasher.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoSome of those buildings were built for them and they would just be leasing them. They already backed out of their Ranier Square lease (the new skyscraper in Seattle that looks like a bunch of steps).