In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protection role

Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by xyst on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:35PM (#42360748)

> The base pay for this position ranges from $79,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $170,000/year in our highest geographic market.

Between a $79K-$170K base salary to protect silver spoon multimillion dollar assholes? With 24/7 on call availability? This is a multibillion dollar company by the way.

Cheap fucks. At best, this gets you a drunkard on the job that flunked out of the corps or dishonorably discharged. Maybe even a mall cop at best. Maybe this position became required as part of insurance on C-level executives.

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Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by RGamma on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:46PM (#42361765)

With those sorts of requirements as listed they're missing a zero in this offering. Kinda telling how they're trying to cheap out even their leading security personnel, but it's just another cost center, no?

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Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by silverquiet on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:38PM (#42360776)

I don't really know the market, but I'm willing to bet the vast majority of security guards make significantly less than the bottom of that range.

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Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by belter on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:41PM (#42360811)

I noticed that... :-) That is a delivery driver salary....

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Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by neverClicking on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:43PM (#42360838)

If I were an assassin I'd consider taking this job first. Thankfully I'm not.

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Re:In wake of CEO shooting, Amazon creates Executive Protect... by Ancapistani on Monday December 09, 2024 @10:50AM (#42367322)

Do you by chance live in a large city known for tech jobs?

I live in Arkansas, and $79k here would get you a career security specialist. The one person I know off the top of my head regularly does security work for large concert venues and celebrities. He's got ~20 years experience doing security work, is ex-military, a licensed and bonded security guard, and has law enforcement credentials. He owns and operates a small dojo.

Paying more in the area wouldn't get you more qualified candidates because more qualified candidates don't exist here.

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