I lived in Seattle for 45 years and was in IT since 1983. I left in 2011 for a variety of reasons. But I was shocked to find a huge Amazon distibution center in the town in Central KY to which I’ve moved.
I’ve learned a few things about them. They pay, on average, $10 an hour. They treat their employees like dirt (confirmed over and over again. One friend worked there for two days and couldn’t take it any more). They have an RV park next to the center that is specifically there to house all the temporary workers for Christmas.
Since moving here I avoid using Amazon at all costs. And being in a rural location, I buy pretty much everything of substance online.
I mentioned living in Seattle because I knew people in IT who worked at Amazon. The place was so awful that my manager actually quit and went to work there and lasted only a month or two and went back into the “real” world.
Coupled with the experience of the people in my small town in KY it just added confirmation.
There’s just something to the thought of an abusive employer locating in a state called ‘KY’.
Somehow that doesn't compute. All the plants around here supposedly treat their employees like dirt yet there is a waiting list to get hired.
After talking with folks that do the hiring at the local Wal-Mart and the local food processing plants apparently "treated like dirt" translates to requiring employees to actually show up on time AND actually put in a full day's work.
I guess all them folks actually thought a liberal arts degree translated into getting a cushy job where you do nothing all day and get paid for it. You know like being a U.S. Congressman or Senator.
Just curious, any specifics on how the employees were treated like dirt? I found some comments online and wondered if they were similar to what you heard.
http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Amazon.com/reviews