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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by spir on Monday May 13, 2019 @01:31PM (#19901575)
Interesting, I wonder if this could be used to dodge the "employee vs contractor" problem that companies like Uber have.

Instead of having 100k contractors that might be employees, convert 100k contractors into 40k small transportation businesses with an average of 2.5 employees each.

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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by maxxxxx on Monday May 13, 2019 @01:34PM (#19901611)
I am sure that’s the plan. No health insurance. Easy to get rid of. But they still have total control over them.
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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by Infernal on Monday May 13, 2019 @01:59PM (#19901899)
Does FedEx not do this already?
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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by sethhochberg on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:03PM (#19901948)
FedEx Express / Freight is traditional (union) employees.

FedEx Ground are nonunion independent contractors.

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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by tathougies on Monday May 13, 2019 @01:53PM (#19901834)
A contractor is a business,
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