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That's kind of taking Amazon's word for it as to reason. Amazon has been gearing up to reduce it's Seattle presence since the Tax Amazon campaign in Seattle. T

That's kind of taking Amazon's word for it as to reason. Amazon has been gearing up to reduce it's Seattle presence since the Tax Amazon campaign in Seattle. The situation on 3rd Ave is bad, but Amazon also wants to show the city council that raising taxes on them would result in them loosing an employer, not getting any revenue.

laurent92 5y ago
You’ve succeeded to say in the same sentence that the city was doing an appalling job while asking the company to fund their plans, and that it’s the company’s fault for showing the city that they can leave if it keeps worsening. Maybe Amazon can deal with people fighting against capitalism and the very idea of ownership, but levying taxes to fund a nogo zone (where people get shot), is not a project that Amazon wants to fund?
- advisedwang 5y ago
  I didn't say who should do what or who is to blame or anything moral. I'm trying to get people not to take a press release at face value.
tootie 5y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if it was by popular demand. And combination of fear of crime and the fact that nobody really needs to be there at all. And I'm further speculating that a lot of this sentiment in Seattle, SF and NYC is driven by the influx of affluent office workers who moved in during the lowest ebb of crime in the 2010s and are getting a rude awakening of what city life is like. Anyone who sees this as some sort of end times doesn't remember the 90s.
jasd 5y ago
I used to work at Amazon and I know some employees who were relocated to this building. They've always expressed some discomfort having to work from there. This was pre-covid. From what I understand, the situation has worsened. While I agree that Amazon and the city-council are in a bit of a tussle, I feel that this move is justified from an employee safety perspective.
- pnathan 5y ago
  If I had to go into the office there, I'd, very genteely, indicate the high volume of recruiters in my inbox that did not require going to 3rd and Pike, and work from that.
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bpodgursky 5y ago
They've moved the employees to a different downtown tower though. If Amazon wanted to send a message they would have moved them to Bellevue.
- advisedwang 5y ago
  I know at at least one org that is being moved to Bellevue when RTO happens.
jcims 5y ago
My company has corporate offices on that same block. This specific issue has come up numerous times in conversation as they try to herd employees back to the workplace. Not saying you're wrong but there is an issue here as well.
johncessna 5y ago
I'm pretty sure HQ2 and all the surrounding hoopla was the warning shot regarding the head tax.
immibis 5y ago
Sounds like the city has another building available to house people!

laurent92 5y ago

You’ve succeeded to say in the same sentence that the city was doing an appalling job while asking the company to fund their plans, and that it’s the company’s fault for showing the city that they can leave if it keeps worsening. Maybe Amazon can deal with people fighting against capitalism and the very idea of ownership, but levying taxes to fund a nogo zone (where people get shot), is not a project that Amazon wants to fund?

advisedwang 5y ago
I didn't say who should do what or who is to blame or anything moral. I'm trying to get people not to take a press release at face value.

tootie 5y ago

I wouldn't be surprised if it was by popular demand. And combination of fear of crime and the fact that nobody really needs to be there at all. And I'm further speculating that a lot of this sentiment in Seattle, SF and NYC is driven by the influx of affluent office workers who moved in during the lowest ebb of crime in the 2010s and are getting a rude awakening of what city life is like. Anyone who sees this as some sort of end times doesn't remember the 90s.

jasd 5y ago

I used to work at Amazon and I know some employees who were relocated to this building. They've always expressed some discomfort having to work from there. This was pre-covid. From what I understand, the situation has worsened. While I agree that Amazon and the city-council are in a bit of a tussle, I feel that this move is justified from an employee safety perspective.

pnathan 5y ago
If I had to go into the office there, I'd, very genteely, indicate the high volume of recruiters in my inbox that did not require going to 3rd and Pike, and work from that.
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bpodgursky 5y ago

They've moved the employees to a different downtown tower though. If Amazon wanted to send a message they would have moved them to Bellevue.

advisedwang 5y ago
I know at at least one org that is being moved to Bellevue when RTO happens.

jcims 5y ago

My company has corporate offices on that same block. This specific issue has come up numerous times in conversation as they try to herd employees back to the workplace. Not saying you're wrong but there is an issue here as well.

johncessna 5y ago

I'm pretty sure HQ2 and all the surrounding hoopla was the warning shot regarding the head tax.

immibis 5y ago

Sounds like the city has another building available to house people!