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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
You mean, like Costco?
Am I saying that Amazon treats it's staff so horrendously that I won't shop there? No. But I don't buy this they-are-all-the-same. They aren't. Some, like Costco and overstock.com, are better. Compared to other employers in mainland China, Foxconn is probably better. And some are indeed much worse than Amazon:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/wo...ing-homes.html
So while I'm not boycotting Amazon, I am trying to buy tea from Taiwan.
One good thing about Amazon is that when they acquire a well-managed retailer -- think Zappos.com -- they are smart enough not to Amazonize it. |
I am sure there are companies that are better than Amazon (and worse as well). But they are all looking out for their own bottom line, and sacrificing their employees in some manner.
I am sure there is
something to complain about at Costco too. Thus, according to some people, we have a slippery slope where Costco is "abusing" their workers, and is "evil", and we shouldn't shop there, etc.
Or we would, if it was as stylish to complain about Costco as it is to complain about Amazon.