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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by TheAdamAndChe on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:44PM (#15615791)
> Delivering is not a dream job.

Maybe not now, but it used to be. You say that the job and work conditions can't be improved, but the fact that they were better before proves that your statement is false.

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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by user5994461 on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:50PM (#15615830)
What the hell are you talking about? Did you ever do delivery work? It's simply not great.

I'll reckon, any job was better 50 years ago when rent was a fraction of a salary and you could provide for a family on a single income.

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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by falcolas on Friday November 03, 2017 @09:43AM (#15619125)
On a single blue-collar income, no less. My father, a lineman for Ma Bell, purchased a house and 5 acres of land for $100,000 (in today's funds), and is still receiving retirement funds. He was forced to retire at 50 - a dream many of us today will never realize.
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