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First of all, you are talking out of your ass. You make many claims, but provide no sources. Amazon has many thousands of warehouse associates. Most of the tem

by laluser 14y ago

First of all, you are talking out of your ass. You make many claims, but provide no sources. Amazon has many thousands of warehouse associates. Most of the temporary workers, however come in during the holidays - that's no surprise. Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you. A reimbursement of $2,000/ year may not seem like much, but it goes a long way if you are in a state school or in community college. A lot of the associate workers are making somewhere around $12-$14/hour, so this ends up helping them a lot more than you realize.

earl 14y ago
Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you. Kindly educate yourself before writing [1]. Because despite your hypotheticals, it's well documented that amazon is doing precisely that: hiring tons of workers, firing them very quickly, and intimidating injured ones into signing papers saying it wasn't from the job. Amazon even stage ambulances outside their unconditioned warehouses in order to be prepared when employees get sick and have to be taken to hospital because of heat. From the article: Temporary employees interviewed said few people in their working groups actually made it to a permanent Amazon position. Instead, they said they were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were terminated, they quit or they got injured. Those interviewed say turnover at the warehouse is high and many hires don't last more than a few months. This whole program is a bullshit ruse to deflect criticism. Because guess what: the first thing a student needs is a reliable schedule. Mandatory overtime kills taking classes, because your butt often needs to be in the seat at a fixed time, particularly for tests. [1] http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917,0,7937001,full.story http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain... [2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f...
srean 14y ago
earl who replied to you seems to have been hell-banned. So I am copying his comment because I think it adds valuable data points. -- Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you. Kindly educate yourself before writing [1]. Because despite your hypotheticals, it's well documented that amazon is doing precisely that: hiring tons of workers, firing them very quickly, and intimidating injured ones into signing papers saying it wasn't from the job. Amazon even stage ambulances outside their unconditioned warehouses in order to be prepared when employees get sick and have to be taken to hospital because of heat. From the article: Temporary employees interviewed said few people in their working groups actually made it to a permanent Amazon position. Instead, they said they were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were terminated, they quit or they got injured. Those interviewed say turnover at the warehouse is high and many hires don't last more than a few months. This whole program is a bullshit ruse to deflect criticism. Because guess what: the first thing a student needs is a reliable schedule. Mandatory overtime kills taking classes, because your butt often needs to be in the seat at a fixed time, particularly for tests. [1] http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain.. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain.... [2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f.. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f....
- qq66 14y ago
  Why on earth was earl "hellbanned"? His post completely made sense and his account has 4334 karma. I'm emailing him now to tell him.
  - heretohelp 14y ago
    It happens to a lot of people.
    - qq66 14y ago
      That's disturbing since a hellbanning is a much more vile punishment than a simple ban. Why is it doled out so casually?

by laluser 14y ago

earl 14y ago

Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you. Kindly educate yourself before writing [1]. Because despite your hypotheticals, it's well documented that amazon is doing precisely that: hiring tons of workers, firing them very quickly, and intimidating injured ones into signing papers saying it wasn't from the job. Amazon even stage ambulances outside their unconditioned warehouses in order to be prepared when employees get sick and have to be taken to hospital because of heat. From the article: Temporary employees interviewed said few people in their working groups actually made it to a permanent Amazon position. Instead, they said they were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were terminated, they quit or they got injured. Those interviewed say turnover at the warehouse is high and many hires don't last more than a few months. This whole program is a bullshit ruse to deflect criticism. Because guess what: the first thing a student needs is a reliable schedule. Mandatory overtime kills taking classes, because your butt often needs to be in the seat at a fixed time, particularly for tests. [1] http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917,0,7937001,full.story http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain... [2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f...

srean 14y ago

earl who replied to you seems to have been hell-banned. So I am copying his comment because I think it adds valuable data points. -- Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you. Kindly educate yourself before writing [1]. Because despite your hypotheticals, it's well documented that amazon is doing precisely that: hiring tons of workers, firing them very quickly, and intimidating injured ones into signing papers saying it wasn't from the job. Amazon even stage ambulances outside their unconditioned warehouses in order to be prepared when employees get sick and have to be taken to hospital because of heat. From the article: Temporary employees interviewed said few people in their working groups actually made it to a permanent Amazon position. Instead, they said they were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were terminated, they quit or they got injured. Those interviewed say turnover at the warehouse is high and many hires don't last more than a few months. This whole program is a bullshit ruse to deflect criticism. Because guess what: the first thing a student needs is a reliable schedule. Mandatory overtime kills taking classes, because your butt often needs to be in the seat at a fixed time, particularly for tests. [1] http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain.. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain.... [2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f.. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f....

qq66 14y ago
Why on earth was earl "hellbanned"? His post completely made sense and his account has 4334 karma. I'm emailing him now to tell him.
- heretohelp 14y ago
  It happens to a lot of people.
  - qq66 14y ago
    That's disturbing since a hellbanning is a much more vile punishment than a simple ban. Why is it doled out so casually?