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Congrats to Team RBO! And whatever is the antonym of congrats to Amazon's warehouse workers!

raverbashing 11y ago
Based on stories about those positions, even though they'll lose their job, hopefully they'll have a better position. Amazon warehouse positions have high attrition and turnaround
- nulltype 11y ago
  Sure the robots can pick items out of bins, but can they wait in a 30 minute long security screening line at the end of their shift?
- MCRed 11y ago
  It's not just warehouse, it's engineering. Amazon as a company treats employees (outside of the executive suite) like dirt. IT's a retailer, more like Walmart than Microsoft, and so they have no respect for engineering. The only reason AWS happened was Vogels had enough power to isolate his people from the rest of Amazon (though I bet that team is suffering now too.) My boss was trained to be a prison guard and couldn't operate spreadsheets, after a re-org, his boss was, I kid you not, one of those DMV ladies who has no interest in doing anything but covering her butt. (I mean, literally worked at the DMV and then got a job at Amazon managing dozens of engineers.) They like to say things like "only hire A players" but their entire management is D players. It's hard to get a job as an engineer there but as an engineering manager all you need is a college degree in basket weaving and a demonstrated ability to kiss ass.
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  - marincounty 11y ago
    I do agree Amazon is just another retailer in the end. As to being a cutting edge technology company, I don't put Amazon in the same league as any of Musk's companies, but what do I know? I know I'm tired of UPS trucks delivering one package. I don't feel shopping on Amazon is good for the environment. Maybe one day--when the drones deliver all the stuff we really don't need? Sorry, I don't like these huge stores. In Amazons defense, they do allow little guys to sell through their store. Is Amazon as evil as Wallmart--no!
knodi123 11y ago
it's "condolences"

Based on stories about those positions, even though they'll lose their job, hopefully they'll have a better position. Amazon warehouse positions have high attrition and turnaround

nulltype 11y ago
Sure the robots can pick items out of bins, but can they wait in a 30 minute long security screening line at the end of their shift?
MCRed 11y ago
It's not just warehouse, it's engineering. Amazon as a company treats employees (outside of the executive suite) like dirt. IT's a retailer, more like Walmart than Microsoft, and so they have no respect for engineering. The only reason AWS happened was Vogels had enough power to isolate his people from the rest of Amazon (though I bet that team is suffering now too.) My boss was trained to be a prison guard and couldn't operate spreadsheets, after a re-org, his boss was, I kid you not, one of those DMV ladies who has no interest in doing anything but covering her butt. (I mean, literally worked at the DMV and then got a job at Amazon managing dozens of engineers.) They like to say things like "only hire A players" but their entire management is D players. It's hard to get a job as an engineer there but as an engineering manager all you need is a college degree in basket weaving and a demonstrated ability to kiss ass.
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- marincounty 11y ago
  I do agree Amazon is just another retailer in the end. As to being a cutting edge technology company, I don't put Amazon in the same league as any of Musk's companies, but what do I know? I know I'm tired of UPS trucks delivering one package. I don't feel shopping on Amazon is good for the environment. Maybe one day--when the drones deliver all the stuff we really don't need? Sorry, I don't like these huge stores. In Amazons defense, they do allow little guys to sell through their store. Is Amazon as evil as Wallmart--no!

knodi123 11y ago

it's "condolences"