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This 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.
Wait until you learn what happens to returned packages.
“early signs of associate disengagement should be reported”
I 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 influ…
> Airbnb has been a negative influence on the housing market airbnb exposed the fact the societies are full of nimbys and politicians are useless. all while providing a good alternative to hotels. > Uber, well, do I even need to discuss that one? uber is amazing. it completely undercut the monopolies of the taxi companies. it provides an amazing service at a reasonable price. > our centuries old nemesis: Capitalism.…
Sure, you can call the chinese communist party the biggest driver of wealth, education, and health in our time if you want. But I view them as parasites exploiting the labour of a billion chinese people.
There is little doubt that development could proceed just as well without the exploitation and extraction performed by a layer of fabulously wealthy parasites. In fact, it would probably do better since less of the wealth would be being sequestered into nonproductive activity like luxury yachts, sex slavers, and what not, and would be available for reinvestment instead.
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"Godwin himself has also criticized the overapplication of the law, claiming that it does not articulate a fallacy, but rather is intended to reduce the frequency of inappropriate and hyperbolic comparisons. "
Transcript: Welcome! We're excited to have you at this training, specifically designed to give you the tools you need for success when it comes to labor organizing. During this course, we will cover important topics such as our position on unions, associate's rights, signs of employee disengagement, and how to identify, escalate, and address associate's concerns. We're not anti-union, but we're not neutral either. We…
> 'The most obvious signs would include use of words associative with unions or union-led movements such as 'living wage' or 'steward.'
Talking about making a living wage is dangerous to shareholders now?
If I was leaking that I'd be afraid of Amazon including steganography in the video or sound sources, they have the resources to do that to identify leaks.
Why do they call employees, "associates"?
Not quite doublespeak, but forced language, like how "shellshock" was changed to "battle fatigue" and then to "post-traumatic stress disorder" (George Carlin has a great set about that). But it's really effective in changing the mindset. You're not just an employee or a laborer, you're a partner, we're in this together! Or another take on it; in Scrum, during the retrospective, you don't list things that were shit, y…
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Easily the most disingenuous double-speak in the video. They aren't anti-union in principle, just against any union at Amazon?
I've felt the same way about several employers, actually. I'm not anti-union in principle, but I was anti-union at specific jobs and pro-union in others. The line is about whether management treats employees fairly. If an employer has reasonable policies, feedback channels, wages, benefits, etc. and employees have reasonable bargaining power, then unions are usually counterproductive. If an employer abuses employees…
So 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…
Otherwise, eBay is quite good around my area.