Thread by @DaniaRajendra

At @athenaforall we often talk about how Amazon's sellers, customers, workers and neighbors have so much in common. This is why: “I don’t think they care about the third party seller . . . . They treat us as a commodity.” -3rd party seller. #MonopolyIsNoGame

I wonder how this is related to workers' stories about their inability to talk to am human about sick leave during a pandemic? "Internal Amazon documents suggest that the company’s hyper-focus on a cost-cutting strategy to adopt automated processes for nearly everything

—which Amazon refers to as “HOTW”or “Hands off the wheel”1684—combined with the platform’s monopoly power over sellers may be to blame for Amazon’s atrocious levels of customer service for sellers" #MonopolyIsNoGame

Another commonality: "Amazon’s treatment of sellers indicates that it sees them as a source of profit...An internal Amazon document suggests the company can increase fees to third-party sellers *without concern for them switching* to another marketplace." #monopsony #unemployment

And again: "On many fronts, Amazon makes inconsistent arguments depending on the forum and issue in support of its attempts to escape liability."

"Amazon’s dominance also enables it to compel logistics employees to quit their jobs and instead act as independent contractors, removing employment protections." #MonopolyIsNoGame