Glad to see Amazon's @JayCarney is now engaging in the growing conversation around FULFILLMENT. nytimes.com/2021/04/16/boo… A few quick thoughts in response:
.@JayCarney writes, "The book somehow casts Amazon in the role of villain, ignoring the fact that Amazon has been a positive force in the US economy, creating 400,000 much-needed jobs last year alone.”
It’s precisely this extraordinary growth and dominance that is now at issue.
It’s precisely this extraordinary growth and dominance that is now at issue.
I mean, I never could've imagined when I set out to write FULFILLMENT that the company, and the way of life it represents, would become so vastly more dominant in a single year.
And remember: those warehouse jobs have replaced countless lost brick & mortar ones. See: Chapter 8.
And remember: those warehouse jobs have replaced countless lost brick & mortar ones. See: Chapter 8.
“Amazon has helped lift communities across this country with industry-leading pay and benefits—including a starting wage of at least $15 an hour.”
But it all depends on what you’re comparing it against. Warehouse work resembles factory labor—but pays less than it. See: Chapter 4.
But it all depends on what you’re comparing it against. Warehouse work resembles factory labor—but pays less than it. See: Chapter 4.
“In fact, almost 60 percent of all physical product sales in our store are from small businesses.” But that's just it: Amazon has been successfully pressuring small local biz to sell on the site as "3rd party sellers," since Amazon gets a huge cut of those sales. See: Chapter 5.
That's all for now. I welcome further engagement, and urge people to read the @xrw review that @JayCarney took issue with: nytimes.com/2021/03/24/boo…, as well as the book, and judge for themselves.
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