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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by sneak on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:56AM (#27015320)
The array of possible unskilled jobs in almost every populated place is almost always >1.

It turns out that Amazon actually competes for labor in a vast market for same. So many people work there because they have to be a better option than most unskilled labor jobs because they have so many packages to deliver.

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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by dv_dt on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:17AM (#27015998)
I’d you don’t have a lot of financial resources, and work a low paid job, you also tend not to have the time resources to explore the option. It comes at a high transaction cost.
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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by splitstud on Sunday May 02, 2021 @06:53PM (#27019811)
My experience with wage workers that are struggling to make ends meet is different. They spend a lot of time looking for better jobs and side gigs. Like, it is their primary focus.
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Re:I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Pac... by WalterBright on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:44PM (#27021402)
My unwanted opinion on that is their "lot of time" would be better invested in upgrading their skills so they can get a higher paying job.
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