Could someone who works or has worked at Costco tell me in more detail what it’s like to work there and whether they treat their workers better than Amazon does? Also, have you seen the news that the company lifted their minimum wage to 16 dollars... — read more
Topics regarding layoffs at Amazon.com
COVID safe environment?
Do you think that filing a New York lawsuit against Amazon is pointless because Amazon did a good job when it comes to providing a safe environment in pandemic circumstances, or do you think Amazon failed at that and didn’t actually objectively... — read more
Hiring leaders with zero role experience!
My manager has zero customer or sales experience! I can’t believe they hire unqualified clowns like this. Spending more time training this newbie on multiple fronts. I don’t get it, I thought AWS was smart
Golden handcuffs, LP’s and a strange culture
It’s been a year since I joined AWS. I was fully prepared for all the quirkiness I’ve read about online. Let me just say that things aren’t as they really appear. The reality is, people weaponize the leadership principles all the time in a... — read more
Tips intended for drivers
Driver here. What Amazon did between 2016 and 2019 was a really shady practice. The news now appearing in the media that the company took away 62 million dollars in tips from us is nothing new, but it still piss me off. Excerpt from the article -... — read more
Organizing in Alabama?
Amazon is organizing in Alabama. So what will Amazon do to stop workers from having a voice, getting fair wages and safe working conditions?... — read more
The worst place to work
The very worst place to work; under backstabbing, narcissistic, despotic managers who are supported wholeheartedly by craven HR Business Partners. I would not recommend this place to any but the most supplicant masochists who return home at night... — read more
Feeling miserable
Sorting again, endlessly stacking packages on palettes... another day older, with an even more painful spine... feeling stress but I try not to get noticed because they would replace me immediately... worried about how to pay the bills, more indebted... — read more
Bootcamp software engineers Atlanta/ general lack of qualifications.
Why are so many bootcampers flooding AWS/Amazon in Atlanta? There is so much corruption with hiring in the Atlanta area that its getting ridiculous! No other FAANG company (or relevant company) would let so many sh–heads hire their sh–head... — read more
I would say that Amazon doesn’t care about the competition...
I was interested in a series of articles on Amazon and its competition (in this case Shopify) and the article emphasized that merchants are leaving Amazon for Shopify. I know that some will say that this has nothing to do with layoffs but rather the... — read more
Why Amazon doesn't do layoffs often
Amazon has created this image of a company that rarely lays off people but the reason why that's true is that it's using and abusing its employees to the point where the only thing they can do is quit! Of course they don't do layoffs when everybody... — read more
Corporate culture
Interviewing for a corporate role but trying to get a handle on the culture. Would love to be in an upbeat growth company. Is that Amazon? My recent Tech experience is daily knife fights among team members when the company was making billions anyway... — read more
Colleges Tapping Amazon? Or Amazon Tapping Colleges?
https://www.educationdive.com/news/why-4-year-colleges-are-tapping-amazon-to-help-deliver-cloud-computing-degr/589750/ Looks like at least one of these schools, Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University) is subprime.
Don't make me laugh
Workers at Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and other major retailers are calling on their employers to reinstate hazard pay and strengthen safety protocols ahead of the busy holiday shopping season as coronavirus infection rates... — read more
Amazon.com Layoffs 2021
What's your prediction as it relates to the possiblity of Amazon.com Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
Just in - Amazone Drone Team Cuts
Amazon’s drone delivery team hit with layoffs amid reorganization The company adds, however, that it is committed to the Prime Air project. The initial report points to dozens of layoffs, though Amazon, unsurprisingly, is loath... — read more
Option to work from home
Unfortunately, I had to leave the company due to illness and now I saw the news that Amazon will allow some employees to work from home until mid-2021. Can someone give me more detailed information, which workers will be covered and will those who... — read more
How is this possible?
Amazon is the second best employer in the world according to Forbes. Now, I understand that there are privileged employees at HQ who might call this a good place to work, but they are a minority! How can they call Amazon even a good employer, not to... — read more
Has anybody come out of their PIP "alive?"
I was put on a PIP (their reasoning for it is mind boggling but I guess that's beside the point right now) and I've been told by several people already that I'm as good as gone. Considering the state of the economy right now, I'd really like to... — read more
Full time dept sup to part time dept sup?
Do you guys think they will make department supervisors for hard and soft side part time as well?
Snowflake as competitor?
I think Snowflake filing for IPO could be one of the 2020 best headlines but this headline is a bit exaggerated. We can only wonder what 2021 will bring to us but neither Snowflake nor Amazon controls the market, so competition between different... — read more
WOW, ANTITRUST LAWS BROKEN..CEO DOES NOT KNOW MUCH, DURING
the Congress Hearing: 5 Crucial Issues Raised and we was't aware of: 1-Lack of PPE in Amazon distribution centers 2-Redirecting brand items to 3rd party bendors 3- selling copycat pr-scrip-ion d–gs, comercial equipment, and a lot more was being... — read more
Did anyone else receive info from Bioreference about Covid testing
Our warehouse received a notification about all warehouse employees to get tested for Covid. Self swab kits will be given and need to be sent to Bioreference Lab for test and we will receive our results in 2-4 days?
AWS Solutions Architect?
Is it a good time to join as a Solutions Architect?
"Amazon white-collar employees are fuming over management targeting a fired warehouse worker
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/5/21206385/amazon-fired-warehouse-worker-christian-smalls-employee-backlash-david-zapolsky-coronavirus
Program Manager - Terminations
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=28a4d6ec57b456ab&tk=1e4rm6lj1f90r801&from=serp&vjs=3 If AMZN is not planning massive layoffs soon, then why are they hiring someone whose job focus is making it easier to do massive layoffs? Sorry, I meant... — read more
UNIONIZE AGAINST CORPORATE GREED
THOSE RISKING YOUR LIVES WHILE FIGHTING FOR FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS, THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER IS NOW. THEY DON’T HAVE A CHOICE, YOU HAVE THE CARES ACT.
Amazon Workers In At Least 8 U.S. Warehouses Test Positive For COVID-19
"As online retail behemoth Amazon is deluged with orders from people sequestered at home during the coronavirus pandemic, workers in at least eight of the company’s U.S. warehouses have contracted the disease in recent days. The growing number of... — read more
Putting Profits Before Workers’ Safety: Inside Amazon During the COVID-19 Crisis
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/putting-profits-before-workers-safety-inside-amazon-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
JB will make billions from Covid19
Let's all pretend we didn't see it coming. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-all-pretend-we-couldnt-see-coming-dahn-shaulis/
Amazon rarely lays off, right? Wrong!
3,200 people to be shown the door.
"Amazon Empire" on PBS-Frontline
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/amazon-empire/
amazon warehouses are laying off employees as of jan 2020
not sure why they are hiding this
How many people work at Amazon.com?
This should be a straightforward info, how many people work here? Also, how about the office at Seattle?
Center for Investigative Reporting
Worth listening to. https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/amazon-behind-the-smiles/
Amazon.com Layoffs 2020
What are your thoughts about potential Amazon.com Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?
Amazon still using stack ranking and forcing people out of the company....
I've heard from a very reliable source that internal to Amazon they are still stack ranking employees; despite an article from a couple of years ago where they publicly said that they were no longer doing this. Everyone in the company is judged as... — read more
How much money are we gonna pour down the Whole Foods sewer?
When do we start laying them off? Better yet why don’t we shutter them already and do them a favor?
Massive layoff at TPA1 (Ruskin, FL)
Insiders report that there was a massive layoff of floor warehouse workers yesterday. Reason given was that there excess employees for the amount of work and they were layoffing people instead of cutting hours. Any confirmations
Won't see this in the Washington Post
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/go-back-to-work-outcry-over-deaths-on-amazons-warehouse-floor/ar-AAIY7rF