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don't they work 10-12 hour shifts? sometimes more? for 6 days a week? also aren't the warehouses generally in areas of the country that don't really have schoo

by munin 14y ago

don't they work 10-12 hour shifts? sometimes more? for 6 days a week? also aren't the warehouses generally in areas of the country that don't really have schools? yeah, I don't think they're going to be paying much out on this program ...

brianbreslin 14y ago
almost all of these communities have community colleges or junior colleges nearby (less than an hour away)
- caladri 14y ago
  Two hours of travel round trip to go to, what, an hour of class? And that's alongside however far one has to drive to work in a day. So maybe you can get away with doing that one day a week? Two? It's going to be a very slow, very miserable slog. Even an hour of travel total, which is probably near the average minimum, is a lot when your days are as packed as Amazon's full-time warehouse employees.
  - NoPiece 14y ago
    What data do you have that an hour each way is the average? I looked up a few Amazon warehouses. The Irving, TX facility is 6 miles from North Lake College. The Phoenix warehouse is 10 miles from Glendale CC, and the one in Lebanon TN is 20 miles from Volunteer State CC.
NoPiece 14y ago
There are 1,721 2 year colleges in the US (as of 2011), pretty good chance there is one nearby wherever you are. Also, the whole purpose of putting warehouses around the country is to be closer to people. So they are turning up in suburban areas of large cities (e.g. Phoenix, Nashville, Dallas). These are places that will have access to schools.
wyclif 14y ago
No, why would you think that? The warehouses have to be not only where people are, but close to shipping and mail hubs. That means near infrastructure, which means there are plenty of universities and colleges nearby. One of Amazon's warehouses cough "fulfillment centers" cough is in New Castle, Delaware-- not far from the University of Delaware, a top US engineering school.

by munin 14y ago

brianbreslin 14y ago

almost all of these communities have community colleges or junior colleges nearby (less than an hour away)

caladri 14y ago
Two hours of travel round trip to go to, what, an hour of class? And that's alongside however far one has to drive to work in a day. So maybe you can get away with doing that one day a week? Two? It's going to be a very slow, very miserable slog. Even an hour of travel total, which is probably near the average minimum, is a lot when your days are as packed as Amazon's full-time warehouse employees.
- NoPiece 14y ago
  What data do you have that an hour each way is the average? I looked up a few Amazon warehouses. The Irving, TX facility is 6 miles from North Lake College. The Phoenix warehouse is 10 miles from Glendale CC, and the one in Lebanon TN is 20 miles from Volunteer State CC.

NoPiece 14y ago

There are 1,721 2 year colleges in the US (as of 2011), pretty good chance there is one nearby wherever you are. Also, the whole purpose of putting warehouses around the country is to be closer to people. So they are turning up in suburban areas of large cities (e.g. Phoenix, Nashville, Dallas). These are places that will have access to schools.

wyclif 14y ago

No, why would you think that? The warehouses have to be not only where people are, but close to shipping and mail hubs. That means near infrastructure, which means there are plenty of universities and colleges nearby. One of Amazon's warehouses cough "fulfillment centers" cough is in New Castle, Delaware-- not far from the University of Delaware, a top US engineering school.