Amazon Fulfillment

[jonny d]

I think Amazon's goal is to get ahead of the pack, eliminate the pack, and then go back to hideous wages
for the workers.....

No...there are laws in place to prevent that.

[TheSteveHunt]

No...there are laws in place to prevent that.

monopoly laws? Are any being enforced currently?

[Swake]

I think Amazon's goal is to get ahead of the pack, eliminate the pack, and then go back to hideous wages
for the workers.....

No, Amazon's goal is to automate nearly all these jobs and employ as few people as possible. As soon as possible. In the next few years these warehouses that employ thousand will employ hundreds, and then after that, dozens.

[jedicurt]

I think Amazon's goal is to get ahead of the pack, eliminate the pack, and then go back to hideous wages
for the workers.....

have any details to back that statement up?

[jedicurt]

No, Amazon's goal is to automate nearly all these jobs and employ as few people as possible. As soon as possible. In the next few years these warehouses that employ thousand will employ hundreds, and then after that, dozens.

that is probably much more accurate

[Zuplar]

Goes a whole heck of a lot further here than in other cities where they will still pay $15 or so per hour. I'm not letting great be the enemy of good.

I'm with you, not denying any of that.

[TheSteveHunt]

have any details to back that statement up?

Just looking at history of these sorts of things, this is what quite often happens. I know that I am not
the chamber of commerce, and therefore have to thoroughly document and back up with serious academic
research that I say...where they can just make a statement and that is that. But I don't really feel like it, so lets, as
always, just sit back and watch!

[gopokes88]

No, Amazon's goal is to automate nearly all these jobs and employ as few people as possible. As soon as possible. In the next few years these warehouses that employ thousand will employ hundreds, and then after that, dozens.

Automation jobs do have higher paying salaries so that’s a plus.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Nobody can even say "$15 is too much money" with a straight face, when the Amazon founder, along with two other people, have more wealth than half the people in the United States*.

* https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin...warren-buffet/
* https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/gate...-combined.html
* https://dailycaller.com/2017/11/09/g...lf-of-america/
* https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkir.../#3d92998d3cf8
Please note: The gaps have widened since the data above was published. It's just not known by how much.

** The above is a contender for the definition of insanity.

[jn1780]

Most of their money is tied up in some kind of investment. If we see a recession we will see how real their money really is. Their money is helping to prop up this bubble. I will agree though that if we have more Americans saving up wealth that this would be better for the U.S. in the long term.

Amazons revenge?
https://www.theinformation.com/artic...for-warehouses

[Pete]

[TheSteveHunt]

should be great for Adecco and friends, hire on 3rd party employees so as to avoid the $15/hr + benefit jive...

[ChrisHayes]

Hopefully thousands of people working here will help spur development of Larriat Landing

[chuck5815]

Nobody can even say "$15 is too much money" with a straight face, when the Amazon founder, along with two other people, have more wealth than half the people in the United States*.

* https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin...warren-buffet/
* https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/gate...-combined.html
* https://dailycaller.com/2017/11/09/g...lf-of-america/
* https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkir.../#3d92998d3cf8
Please note: The gaps have widened since the data above was published. It's just not known by how much.

** The above is a contender for the definition of insanity.

Wrong. Comparing the pay of the least skilled worker to the owner of the most equity is a fool’s errand. But apparently some folks enjoy making such errands.

[Pete]

The scale of this place is hard to comprehend.

[ChrisHayes]

Kind of unrelated, but is Larriatt Landing still a development, or did it go by the wayside? You don't hear anything about it anymore.

[Pete]

[turnpup]

Drove past there for the first time last week and was simply blown away at how huge it is. Pete's right that the scale can't be comprehended until you're seeing it in person.

[Pete]

From yesterday.

There was an absolute army of people working to finish up construction and get their robotic system installed. Think about the amount of construction wages alone being paid at this project.

They are already hiring (will be a total of 1,700 new jobs) and I suspect they will be open before the end of the summer.

[jonny d]

From yesterday.

There was an absolute army of people working to finish up construction and get their robotic system installed. Think about the amount of construction wages alone being paid at this project.

They are already hiring (will be a total of 1,700 new jobs) and I suspect they will be open before the end of the summer.

Good shot, Pete! You can tell how massive this is when you drive down I-44! This pic helps put it in perspective.

[gopokes88]

From yesterday.

There was an absolute army of people working to finish up construction and get their robotic system installed. Think about the amount of construction wages alone being paid at this project.

They are already hiring (will be a total of 1,700 new jobs) and I suspect they will be open before the end of the summer.

A Journeymen, an apprentice electrician, and the truck is probably billing close to $200/hr.

[SEMIweather]

Good shot, Pete! You can tell how massive this is when you drive down I-44! This pic helps put it in perspective.

It looks absolutely crazy driving east on SW 104th.

[Pete]

They are putting on the finishing touches and should be operating very soon.

[Bill Robertson]

A Journeymen, an apprentice electrician, and the truck is probably billing close to $200/hr.

You’re almost on the dot.

[dankrutka]

If anyone is interested in some of the downsides of the warehouse industry with some NSFW John Oliver jokes: