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Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to
do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no
reason why they should fire you.
From the article:
Temporary employees interviewed said few people in their working groups
actually made it to a permanent Amazon position. Instead, they said they
were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were
terminated, they quit or they got injured. Those interviewed say turnover at
the warehouse is high and many hires don't last more than a few months.
[1] http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complain....
[2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f....
The whole program is not bullshit, and let me tell you why. Once upon a time during my early years of college, I held a full-time job for a logistics company doing work in a warehouse. I worked at night and went to school during the day. I took every opportunity of overtime I could take and still managed to do well in school. Keep in mind that my tuition was not that much, but I saved every dollar so it would go towards schooling. You know how much misery $2,000 grand would have saved me? There are much worser places to work and I am not saying that Amazon is setting the bar, but they are improving quite a bit.
Also, your sources don't work.
Amazon has many thousands of warehouse associates. Most of the temporary workers, however come in during the holidays - that's no surprise.
Amazon is experiencing tons of growth right now, the last thing they want to do is keep having to rehire associate workers. If you are good, there is no reason why they should fire you.
A reimbursement of $2,000/ year may not seem like much, but it goes a long way if you are in a state school or in community college. A lot of the associate workers are making somewhere around $12-$14/hour, so this ends up helping them a lot more than you realize.