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“Running out of people to hire” is a strange way of saying “Not offering employees enough to want to work there”. To be catty, there are plenty of people to h
by thenoblesunfish 4y ago
“Running out of people to hire” is a strange way of saying “Not offering employees enough to want to work there”. To be catty, there are plenty of people to hire, but maybe they’re running out of people to exploit.
- peanuty1 4y agoIt's not sustainable for them to offer, say, $30 an hour starting salary for fulfillment centre employees. As it is, they have to subsidize retail with other revenue lines like AWS and advertising.
- quickthrower2 4y agoThat implies their business is not viable.
- bpodgursky 4y ago"The conclusion is that Amazon is not a viable business" -- best of HN
- quickthrower2 4y agoDidn’t say that. I just wanted to tease more out of the comment I was replying to. I said that comment if true, without further clarification implies they are not viable.
- mwt 4y agoThat is the design: business units that are not viable on their own are subsidized by a few cash cows but might gain market share and be profitable in the future
- quickthrower2 4y agoMy guess is what you say here, and where the plan is AI/Robotics will take over. That in itself will be unprofitable for a while until it is very profitable and like Google with search, hard to displace.
- mwt 4y agoYou might be right but that isn't even what I'm saying here. Your description could apply to many sectors of the economy, most of which they have a some amount of presence in
- quickthrower2 4y agoAmazon is unique in that they are so big they saturate the job market. Most companies don’t. This sounds like a unique challenge.
- scollet 4y agoBozos simp. He doesn't know who you are, doesn't care about you, and likely actively despises your existence. Why would you ever think of defending a business?