Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
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Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#2The issues on 3rd Ave are certainly a major factor, but I doubt it's Amazon's only one. Since the Tax Amazon campaign started in Seattle, Amazon has been planning up to move out - or at least to make it clear to the Seattle city council that they could.
(Because the last time this came up I was misunderstood, the intent of this comment is to expand thinking beyond merely taking press releases at face value)
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#3The article only references a single incident that I could find. Sensationalist title. Not sure why it's relevant to HN.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#4The article only references a single incident that I could find. Sensationalist title. Not sure why it's relevant to HN.
This falls under the category of "NextDoor for tech workers" of standard HN posts :)
The people in my Seattle-adjacent NextDoor post the same sort of stuff. They're scared to death of the city.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#5The article only references a single incident that I could find. Sensationalist title. Not sure why it's relevant to HN.
It cites KOMO as the source - who is owned by Sinclair - so I can't say I'm surprised that it would be so sensationalistic.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#6The article only references a single incident that I could find. Sensationalist title. Not sure why it's relevant to HN.
Amazon shutting a 1000 person campus sounds at least mention worthy…
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#7Dupe, discussed several times in the last 5 days from various sources:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30674661
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#8Really sad. I always loved Seattle, and wished to live there. Not anymore.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#9Dupe, discussed several times in the last 5 days from various sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30674661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30668442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30635654
Yes. But, maybe, given another chance, HN can proof that slightly fewer than all its users are social darwinists just waiting for opportunities to wish violence onto everyone below them in the social hierarchy.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#10The issues on 3rd Ave are certainly a major factor, but I doubt it's Amazon's only one. Since the Tax Amazon campaign started in Seattle, Amazon has been planning up to move out - or at least to make it clear to the Seattle city council that they could. (Because the last time this came up I was misunderstood, the intent of this comment is to expand thinking beyond merely taking press releases at face value)
They are moving one office, not the entirety of their downtown offices and South Lake Union campuses. The tax amazon movement has nothing to do with it.
It is important to expand thinking, but it isn't a good idea to just make up reasons either.