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Old 01-13-2018, 07:04 PM
 
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Your probably referring to the low end warehouse jobs not the IT jobs.
They have same reputation among developers in the tech industry. It's the sweatshop of the big tech guys.
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Old 01-14-2018, 08:58 AM
 
Location: North Texas
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Because I hear that's who they hire.
And you're presumably OK with that?
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Old 01-14-2018, 09:14 AM
 
Location: (six-cent-dix-sept)
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Because I hear that's who they hire.
it depends on what job.
they opened a facility in new jersey they hired a few thousand warehouse workers on opening day in 2017. huge lines of on the spot interviews. no college diploma necessary.
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Old 01-14-2018, 12:18 PM
 
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it depends on what job.
they opened a facility in new jersey they hired a few thousand warehouse workers on opening day in 2017. huge lines of on the spot interviews. no college diploma necessary.

Not needed for a picker/packer. All you need are good sneakers to walk around the concrete for 10 hours a pop.

Warehouse workers are considered a dime a dozen there.
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Old 01-14-2018, 03:47 PM
 
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And you're presumably OK with that?
She's naive. Some of my former co-workers are working at Amazon. They are in their 40's. These guys are developers though and not warehouse associates.

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Old 01-14-2018, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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it depends on what job.
they opened a facility in new jersey they hired a few thousand warehouse workers on opening day in 2017. huge lines of on the spot interviews. no college diploma necessary.
This is the same company which won a supreme court decision that allows them to keep their workers after they end their shift to be searched by security guards while leaving. Sometimes it takes up to 25 minutes to search all the employees which the workers are not paid. https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanad.../#63dbfa6c4f68
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Old 01-14-2018, 07:54 PM
 
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They have same reputation among developers in the tech industry. It's the sweatshop of the big tech guys.
So do it and suck it up for a couple of years. Then take your high salary and move on to another company with better work/life balance.
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Old 01-14-2018, 09:00 PM
 
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I very much doubt I'd ever work for Amazon. They're pretty well-known for being basically a sweatshop.

If I did work for them, I'd hope they opened HQ2 in a warm, sunny, low-tax state. San Francisco? Nope. Chicago? Uh-uh. Boston? No.
Austin would be a good choice for this.
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Old 01-14-2018, 09:46 PM
 
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So do it and suck it up for a couple of years. Then take your high salary and move on to another company with better work/life balance.
On an hourly basis, folks make less there than other Big N companies.
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Old 01-16-2018, 09:28 AM
 
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On an hourly basis, folks make less there than other Big N companies.
It all depends on the starting point. If someone is currently making $60k and Amazon offers them $89k, it's worth it After 2-3 years, they can leave at the mid to high 90s. Plus they leave with Amazon on their resume. Next job will pretty much be six figures.

In 3 years, a 60k worker becomes a 100k worker. I'll take that deal.
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