Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by Applejinx on Friday October 13, 2017 @12:28PM
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The end game is squeezing margins down until only house thieves are motivated to take such jobs, and either disclaiming responsibility or trying to manage it so few enough people get attacked/robbed/etc by predators signing up to deliver for whatever the ultra-budget-shipping thing is. And of course in the end the whole thing gets automated, but until then the strategy is to squeeze shipping as hard as possible, because employing safe people is part of the margin and it's cheaper if they're a lot more ephemeral.
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Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by colordrops on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:30PM
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This all sounds like FUD. Have you personally had any problems with delivery people or have any data on problems in the aggregate?
Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by jjeaff on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:06PM
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Why would a house thief waste time delivering packages?
Not only would that not help your thieving at all, but the company that hired you having all your info on file would make you much more likely to get caught. Assuming you are robbing houses you can deliver too.
Putting on a fake delivery uniform and carrying around boxes that aren't meant to be delivered makes a lot more sense if you just need to case the houses before robbing.
Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by jbob2000 on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:54PM
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Nobody has a career of being a "house thief", it's always a crime of opportunity. Given the low barrier to entry for delivery, they are good jobs for people coming out of jail or people with low education levels. So Joe Schmoe comes to your house, sees easy access to your backyard where your expensive BBQ sits, and wonders "shit, I could make a quick hundred bucks stealing that tonight, I already have the truck to move it!"
Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by DanBC on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:00PM
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> Nobody has a career of being a "house thief", it's always a crime of opportunity.
plenty of people have life long careers of house burglary.
here are two, but there are very many others.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/16/burglar-with-crim...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12187965/Career...
Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by c22 on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:45PM
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You don't need to get a job delivering packages to rob someone's house.