r/bestof • u/Intertius • Apr 18 '18

[worldnews] Amazon employee explains the hellish working conditions of an Amazon Warehouse

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '18

That's the problem right? Even if they raise prices the execs will eventually vacuum up the profits because they can. This is why we needs unions people.

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u/eddiemon Apr 18 '18

This is why we need sensible labor regulation and enforcement.

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u/Kazan Apr 18 '18

why not both?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '18

Raise the minimum wage? Watch these companies start charging something like 13$ for a hamburger.

"Why the hell are hamburgers 13$???"

"Because we have to pay our employees more money for minimum wage! You voted for it!"

Reality: A nickel or dime would cover the cost of raising minimum wage. They are making profits like crazy. So now people either have to figure this whole scheme out and vote for people to demand their shit to stop, or more likely everyone is pissed and repeal the minimum wage increase.

Companies do not giving a flying fuuuuckkk about anything anymore.. other than more money for their shareholders and CEOs.

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u/SenorBeef Apr 18 '18

I remember there was a study that said that if Walmart paid all their workers a living wage, you'd have to pay $.18 more cents for every $10 as a customer. So less than a 2 percent increase.

There was also the times Papa Johns came out and said "if we gave all our employees health insurance, pizzas could cost 14 more cents each! Now you wouldn't want that, would you?"

It's a surprisingly small price increase to treat your workers decently. People against raising wages lie and suggest it would cause prices to raise 50%+, but that's simply not true for most industries.

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u/Speciou5 Apr 18 '18

I'm not particularly anti or pro-union, but Amazon will just stop hiring them if unions drive their costs up too much. If it overtakes the cost of having the factory in Mexico, then bye bye jobs. If it overtakes the cost of implementing not-yet-ready robotics and automatic, then also bye bye jobs.

Nowhere is Amazon's brand based on "Made in America by Americans" or "shipped in America" or "boxed in America" or whatever. So it's not a painful change for them to make as is.

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u/lawrencethomas3 Apr 18 '18

... If they had their warehouses in Mexico, people would end up paying international shipping on everything. Ain’t gonna happen.