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Kilgore

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56. Warehousing by its nature is demanding work

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #13)

Sun May 6, 2018, 08:21 AM

May 2018

What makes an Amazon warehouse particularly hellish?

Facts please.

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So given that you admit you were inaccurate mythology May 2018 #20

Exactly. He's been criticized for his chintziness for a long time. AgadorSparticus May 2018 #44

Sorry, I haven't been following this, but B2G May 2018 #3

Not sure about this FakeNoose May 2018 #14

I have a brother inlaw who works for them Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #26

No love loss for Amazon but... RealityChik May 2018 #50

What leads you to allege the OP blamed Amazon for creating the problem? LanternWaste May 2018 #16

"Make 20,000 homeless somewhere else with you(r) "market power" maxsolomon May 2018 #4

I Said And Your Friends PaulX2 May 2018 #5

Oh, well that makes your OP a well-reasoned statement. maxsolomon May 2018 #8

Amazon are not going anywhere...Seattle has become the upper west coast Silicon Valley. HipChick May 2018 #6

With Untaxed Corporations Calling The Shots And Construction Workers Running Cover For Them PaulX2 May 2018 #11

It's awful in Seattle now. LisaM May 2018 #9

Seattle has become a nightmare for housing and congestion The Blue Flower May 2018 #21

They're basically allowing Amazon a free hand. LisaM May 2018 #22

Rump hates Bezos...hmmm, wait. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #10

Have you not heard of Amazon Smile? Sedona May 2018 #12

Bezos is a slave driver workinclasszero May 2018 #13

Honest question...isn't pretty much any warehouse hellish? Kirk Lover May 2018 #41

Do you work there? Demsrule86 May 2018 #47

Warehousing by its nature is demanding work Kilgore May 2018 #56

Sounds like Trump needs to attack him again Dreamer Tatum May 2018 #15

is this tax being applied to everyone who lives there and every business? nt msongs May 2018 #17

It would be applied only to large corporations Big Blue Marble May 2018 #19

Not surprised at some of the responses you're getting kcr May 2018 #18

+1 Hit it. Similar to Uber and maybe other new, shiny outfits. appalachiablue May 2018 #30

7 horrible things that could happen to cities if they win Amazon's HQ2 bid Henry Krinkle May 2018 #23

Amazon Will Need 2 Cities To Move To Once They Get Kicked Out Of Here PaulX2 May 2018 #24

From yesterday's Puget Sound Business Journal Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #25

So you want Amazon gone. Soxfan58 May 2018 #27

They Can Move To The Next Chaotic Mess Amazon Moves To PaulX2 May 2018 #28

So you really don't give a shit about those employees on food stamps.. you just want them gone.. X_Digger May 2018 #32

It's Not About Sympathy PaulX2 May 2018 #33

And Bezos Has 110 Billion In Wealth And Pays No Income Tax PaulX2 May 2018 #34

You obviously don't live in Washington. Kilgore May 2018 #55

And his property taxes BannonsLiver May 2018 #35

Also it's Amazon gets their taxes cut, my business doesn't as a reply lunasun May 2018 #54

My guess is 40,000 people... Adrahil May 2018 #40

You don't care about the people who need the jobs... so what is your agenda? Demsrule86 May 2018 #48

Isn't Amazon an archenemy of tRump and the Republicans? Wednesdays May 2018 #29

Yes they are...this reads right wing to me. Demsrule86 May 2018 #31

Yes BannonsLiver May 2018 #36

Doesn't make them our ally though Calculating May 2018 #37

Bezos is truly despicable Calculating May 2018 #38

I worked two years for Amazon, best employer I ever worked for Saboburns May 2018 #39

Take your actual experience and get out of here Lee-Lee May 2018 #45

Don't keep us in suspense- Why did you leave? tavernier May 2018 #53

Let's boycott....EVERYTHING! nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #42

Did Amazon fire you? MyNameGoesHere May 2018 #43

No Amazon Didn't Fire Me - They Just Get All The Goodies From Government Create Problems Don't Pay PaulX2 May 2018 #46

That is not true... Demsrule86 May 2018 #49

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Didn't Bezos donate over 30 million to DACA scholarships this year? JDC May 2018 #52