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Re:Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers by nerfhammer on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:28PM (#22649199)
As everyone notices their packages stop arriving, comparatively few will buy into the idea that people making $17/hr are being 'exploited', especially as many people find their own working hours being reduced or eliminated.
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Re:Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers by srtjstjsj on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:56PM (#22649459)
People making $16/hr aren't the ones living on Amazon Prime package flow.
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Re:Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers by dahfizz on Saturday March 21, 2020 @05:35PM (#22650376)
If you've ever wondered if you're out of touch and in your own echo chamber, you definitely are.
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Re:Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers by kortilla on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:32PM (#22649801)
Yes they are. A married couple each making that wage puts them right around the average household income in the US. Amazon got big by catering to the average household.
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Re:Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers by Klinky on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:27PM (#22649747)
That sounds like a side effect of the gig economy, job insecurity, and a lack of safety nets, so it's all just a race to the bottom for laborers.
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