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fjtorres · 08-27-2017, 07:35 AM

The funny thing is Amazon is actually one of the better employers for *entry level* jobs:

https://www.glassdoor.com/Benefits/A...IL.7,9_IN1.htm

Warehouse jobs are hard and demanding but they are hard and demanding everywhere. They're not cushy white collar office jobs in NYC glass towers. But as warehouse jobs go, Amazon fulfillment center employees aren't typically abused. One incident years gone by does not a slave driver make.

Aside from the benefits listed at the above source (great health insurance, good time off, good retirement) they offer fully paid educational benefits even for careers that don't lead to Amazon jobs, they offer lots of upwards mobility options within the Amazon companies, and they even pay substantial sums to help unhappy employees leave for greener pastures. Up to $5000.

https://hbr.org/2014/04/why-amazon-i...loyees-to-quit

Finally, Amazon, as a conglomerate, doesn't typically change how the acquired companies are managed. When they buy the company, they buy the management. In Whole Food's case management was under pressure from Wall Street to produce better short term profits at a time they've been investing for long term growth via online sales. That is why the company management welcomed the Amazon deal: Amazon instantly solved their online and loyalty program needs and removed the pressure for quarterly gains at the expense of growth investment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/b...ole-foods.html

Any Whole Foods employee angsting over the merger are simply misinformed:Whole Foods needed this deal a lot more than Amazon which is saying something since Amazon needed it enough to overpay by 30-40%.

Amazon needed both the food retail expertise as well as the B&M locations. Lockers incoming. Kiosks soon to follow.

And the price cuts fueling the angst?
No big deal, just a dozen items to make a PR point:

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-cut...arting-monday/

08-27-2017, 07:35 AM	#63
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The funny thing is Amazon is actually one of the better employers for entry level jobs: https://www.glassdoor.com/Benefits/A...IL.7,9_IN1.htm Warehouse jobs are hard and demanding but they are hard and demanding everywhere. They're not cushy white collar office jobs in NYC glass towers. But as warehouse jobs go, Amazon fulfillment center employees aren't typically abused. One incident years gone by does not a slave driver make. Aside from the benefits listed at the above source (great health insurance, good time off, good retirement) they offer fully paid educational benefits even for careers that don't lead to Amazon jobs, they offer lots of upwards mobility options within the Amazon companies, and they even pay substantial sums to help unhappy employees leave for greener pastures. Up to $5000. https://hbr.org/2014/04/why-amazon-i...loyees-to-quit Finally, Amazon, as a conglomerate, doesn't typically change how the acquired companies are managed. When they buy the company, they buy the management. In Whole Food's case management was under pressure from Wall Street to produce better short term profits at a time they've been investing for long term growth via online sales. That is why the company management welcomed the Amazon deal: Amazon instantly solved their online and loyalty program needs and removed the pressure for quarterly gains at the expense of growth investment. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/b...ole-foods.html Any Whole Foods employee angsting over the merger are simply misinformed:Whole Foods needed this deal a lot more than Amazon which is saying something since Amazon needed it enough to overpay by 30-40%. Amazon needed both the food retail expertise as well as the B&M locations. Lockers incoming. Kiosks soon to follow. And the price cuts fueling the angst? No big deal, just a dozen items to make a PR point: https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-cut...arting-monday/ Last edited by fjtorres; 08-27-2017 at 07:47 AM.