Well, pay them a decent wage, you fuckers.Amazon is suspending shipments of nonessential items to its warehouses in the United States and United Kingdom following shortages triggered by the coronavirus outbreak.
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The freeze will be effective from Tuesday through April 5, according to Amazon, although an extension has not been ruled out.
Products already en route to facilities will still be accepted.
Limiting nonessential items is just one step Amazon has taken in response to increased demand for products to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, Amazon announced it is planning to hire about 100,000 new employees.
The Hill
That's great. Too bad it took a pandemic to make them do it.The company also plans to raise wages from $15 to $17 per hour for workers at American locations.
Also...why just American locations? I recall something about UK workers striking a few years ago and getting increased pay, so that might be the answer.
And will they be getting sick leave benefits?
And will you cut their pay after it's over?“We are seeing a significant increase in demand, which means our labor needs are unprecedented for this time of year,” Amazon's senior vice president of operations, Dave Clark, wrote in a memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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