>"Just because you had less than standard working conditions on your first job doesn't mean that others have to go through the same. I am glad it worked out for

>"Just because you had less than standard working conditions on your first job doesn't mean that others have to go through the same. I am glad it worked out for you in the end but the fact remains that your first employer was not the best one." I knew I'd get this comment the moment I wrote that. You've completely missed the point to construe it that way. >"My negative reaction comes from the shady employment techniques that they seem to be using, such as using the promise of full time employment as a 'dangling carrot', as the article puts it." That's an analogy from a former employee. There's nothing to suggest anything was actually promised. I'm familiar with what Costco is doing and think it's great, but they're obviously quite a bit different from the model of Amazon with big, membership drive B&M stores. There's surely something to be learned from how they've succeeded, but to assume it can be applied universally is naive.