Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by jcims on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @02:46PM
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So now they will have an even stronger foothold in the depressed areas that they provided people with jobs. EMTs, teachers, etc are going to start taking jobs the Amazon because it pays better.
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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by prolikewh0a on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @04:52PM
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>I'm guessing for many people an Amazon warehouse job is stable employment near their small town that might not have many opportunities otherwise.
If they do their research, they'll realize they probably won't have a job for that long [1] and it would be preferable to stay in a position (that likely pays better with your examples) that is reliable.
[1] https://www.ibtimes.com/amazoncom-has-second-highest-employe...