> Living Wage is a Union Word. Wait what ?!?
Paying you more than the absolute minimum is not in the interests of our Customers, Shareholders, Associates, Shareholders and our Shareholders.
Amazon training video on handling unionizing activity (2018) [video]
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#12I have so many ambivalent feelings about the whole IT / Silicon Valley sector.
Although many people are interested and even passionate about technology, I feel we can’t look away from the bigger picture in which it operates.
I support a startup - that wants to ethical - on AWS, owned by a union buster that exploits people and - like many other companies - gets rich through wage theft.
Airbnb has been a negative influence on the housing market, so people can’t buy or rent a home.
Uber, well, do I even need to discuss that one?
The book “Palo Alto” by Malcolm Harris shows the historical context for Silicon Valley and damn it’s beyond the pale. If you are in IT I think you should read it.
But in the end, though, it’s not about big tech, it’s about our centuries old nemesis:
Capitalism.
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#13So I did my first part in trying to support everyone who dislikes this as much as I do. I cancelled my Prime and I will try to not purchase anything from Amazon for a year. It's not much, but it's something. I invite everyone to do the same.
For those that want to follow, what are good online shopping alternatives?
I find that most people I talk to are drawn to Amazon simply because Amazon has managed to set an expectation of fast deliver, often as little as same-day delivery in areas that have a warehouse nearby (like the one I live in). I make every effort to shop local, or find alternative places to order online, but one cannot argue the convenience Amazon has created when it comes to speed and selection. I say that being an old fart who remembers when 6-8 weeks was standard delivery time.
Note I am not defending Amazon, abd frankly, I despise what they have done. The warehouse in my town was build about 6 years ago, and it has definitely had an impact on small businesses combined with the presence of chain retail giants. In most cases, when I need a specific tool for a job, or am trying to find out-of-season product (both happened recently), I have no choice but to turn to Amazon.
This may speak to the larger problem of the busy life we have built (or allowed to be built for us?), but perhaps that is another discussion.
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#14This is beyond disgusting, and definitely not acceptable. So much for being "the world's best employer".
I want to dig a hole and bury myself from the embarrassment of being associated with this company.
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#15TIL that wanting to protect your rights is virtually indistinguishable from being a drug addict.
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#16> Living Wage is a Union Word. Wait what ?!?
Paying you more than the absolute minimum is not in the interests of our Customers, Shareholders, Associates, Shareholders and our Shareholders.
Amazon actually pays significantly above the minimum wage, this frequently leads to complaints by businesses located near their plants that they have to hike their pay in response to still get workers. NYT did a nice article on this two years ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/business/economy/amazon-w...
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#17I wonder where they find the guys selling their voice like that. Not that there is a high bar in advertising, but this is on another level.
Voice acting is not a mystical profession only partaken by the creme of the crop of Ivy League graduates. Plenty of broke people who can talk and read are willing to say anything for $5 online
If you're willing to go up to $100, you can start hiring Hollywood actors to say greeting messages to you and your family on Cameo.
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#18Why do they call employees, "associates"?
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#19> were not anti-union, but we're not neutral So pro-union?
Easily the most disingenuous double-speak in the video. They aren't anti-union in principle, just against any union at Amazon?
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#20So I did my first part in trying to support everyone who dislikes this as much as I do. I cancelled my Prime and I will try to not purchase anything from Amazon for a year. It's not much, but it's something. I invite everyone to do the same.
For those that want to follow, what are good online shopping alternatives? I find that most people I talk to are drawn to Amazon simply because Amazon has managed to set an expectation of fast deliver, often as little as same-day delivery in areas that have a warehouse nearby (like the one I live in). I make every effort to shop local, or find alternative places to order online, but one cannot argue the convenience A…
I often buy things on ebay. At least here in germany it's filled with offers from small to medium sized companies that offer usually cheaper or equivalent prices to amazon.