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Re:Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid o... by Anon1096 on Monday May 04, 2020 @12:51PM (#23070362)
Why should you be the one to make that decision? I'm sure workers, especially highly skilled Amazon engineers, have the capacity to decide for themselves that Amazon isn't some evil company Hacker News paints them to be. And their warehouse workers are paid well relative to the position.
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Re:Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid o... by munk-a on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:53PM (#23071124)
Sorry, to clarify, I'm not the one making that decision. Each person should weight that themselves - but I wanted to highlight that it is a decision we're all empowered to make. Given how often the refrain "the market will decide" is repeated... well, this is how the market decides.

Ideally the government would also be willing to step in and make sure ethical business practices are in place but they're out for lunch.

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Re:Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid o... by chrisseaton on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:59PM (#23071197)
> it is a decision we're all empowered to make

It isn't. Taking a job that will pay off your child's college costs vs taking a job that will leave them saddled with the debt is not an 'empowered' choice.

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