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And these 3rd party companies are not true contractors. Amazon is deeply involved in their day-to-day operations. To Amazon, DSP's are just useful fools who wi

by kahrl 5y ago

And these 3rd party companies are not true contractors. Amazon is deeply involved in their day-to-day operations. To Amazon, DSP's are just useful fools who will destroy their credit and go into bankruptcy to support what Amazon knows to be an unsustainable business model.

mikestew 5y ago
"Your margin is my opportunity." If there were money to be made doing it, I can easily see a Amazon subsidiary squeezing Element (the van company) for their last little drop of margin, and then the Amazon sub doing it themselves. Or...Amazon is already squeezing Element, and Amazon just wants semi-intelligent meat sticks to drive the vans and carry packages. And because even minimum wage is too much to pay...