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I get the vibe that you think Amazon treats Germany better. Amazon has warehouses in basically every country and treats their warehouse employees like crap in e

I get the vibe that you think Amazon treats Germany better. Amazon has warehouses in basically every country and treats their warehouse employees like crap in every country. Amazon as far as I know treats all of their employees like crap.

durnygbur 5y ago
My point is rather that in Germany at least one can work on their tech stuff and in warehouses they experienced solid pushback by German unions. Meanwhile rich western investor in Poland? For a plastic bag of cash on the table, they can do literally anything and receive taxbreaks.
- eafkuor 5y ago
  > My point is rather that in Germany at least one can work on their tech stuff I'd bet Amazon tech workers in Gdańsk and Warsaw have more purchasing power than their German counterparts
  - roguas 5y ago
    Kinda. Germany is not famous for high salaries in tech. This wouldnt apply for Switzerland, UK, Netherlands etc.
  - durnygbur 5y ago
    iPhones and BMWs are more expensive in Poland than in Germany, potato is cheaper though...
    - that_guy_iain 5y ago
      Is rent cheaper?
      - durnygbur 5y ago
        There is no culture of renting. After fall of communism people went into full capitalism mode but don't have the sophistication to invest into something more complicated than a mortgage and real estate. One gets 20-30 sqm studio for 450-600 eur/month. Basically hotel room with kitchen annex. I think Warsaw took over Berlin already.
treerock 5y ago
Amazon still has to abide by the laws and regulations of countries they work in. So I wouldn't be surprised if workers in Germany are treated a lot better than they are in countries with weaker laws (not talking about Poland here, I don't know how they compare).
- josefx 5y ago
  Not sure if they just slip by while not being in the spot light. Amazon repeatedly failed to follow COVID regulations in France, refused to reduce operations to a manageable point and instead opted to shut the affected warehouses down completely.

durnygbur 5y ago

My point is rather that in Germany at least one can work on their tech stuff and in warehouses they experienced solid pushback by German unions. Meanwhile rich western investor in Poland? For a plastic bag of cash on the table, they can do literally anything and receive taxbreaks.

eafkuor 5y ago
> My point is rather that in Germany at least one can work on their tech stuff I'd bet Amazon tech workers in Gdańsk and Warsaw have more purchasing power than their German counterparts
- roguas 5y ago
  Kinda. Germany is not famous for high salaries in tech. This wouldnt apply for Switzerland, UK, Netherlands etc.
- durnygbur 5y ago
  iPhones and BMWs are more expensive in Poland than in Germany, potato is cheaper though...
  - that_guy_iain 5y ago
    Is rent cheaper?
    - durnygbur 5y ago
      There is no culture of renting. After fall of communism people went into full capitalism mode but don't have the sophistication to invest into something more complicated than a mortgage and real estate. One gets 20-30 sqm studio for 450-600 eur/month. Basically hotel room with kitchen annex. I think Warsaw took over Berlin already.

treerock 5y ago

Amazon still has to abide by the laws and regulations of countries they work in. So I wouldn't be surprised if workers in Germany are treated a lot better than they are in countries with weaker laws (not talking about Poland here, I don't know how they compare).

josefx 5y ago
Not sure if they just slip by while not being in the spot light. Amazon repeatedly failed to follow COVID regulations in France, refused to reduce operations to a manageable point and instead opted to shut the affected warehouses down completely.