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Amazon has announced that it will create 100,000 new full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months, mostly in warehouses (fulfillment centers) and call centers. Many of the jobs will be added in Texas, California, Florida, New Jersey, among other states:
Amazon has quickly ramped up its workforce over the last few years, as it pushes to open up more fulfillment centers to get packages out to its customers more quickly. In 2011, Amazon had 30,000 full-time employees in the U.S. At the end of last year, it employed 180,000 people. [...] Amazon has seen "tremendous" demand for their retail service as well as a fast-growing cloud business, says Edward Jones analyst Josh Olson on why Amazon is hungry for more workers. Amazon is increasingly emphasizing convenience of its retail service, such as Same-Day Delivery options, as its edge on pricing dulls with the introduction of state sales taxes.
President-elect Trump's incoming press secretary Sean Spicer helped his boss to take credit for the news:
"The president-elect met with heads of several of the tech companies and urged them to keep their jobs and production inside the United States," spokesman Sean Spicer said in his opening remarks in a press call on Thursday.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday January 13 2017, @02:07PM
Nice rebuttal. Full of facts and references. Argue your position or begone.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @07:01PM
There is a limited market for SMB services, and you can't compete with large corporate structures where they have driven their costs lower. How about you prove your opinion before requiring facts and references? Begone you carrion eater.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Friday January 13 2017, @07:36PM
While I do agree with your point, it escapes the brutal reality of corruption and protectionism granted to large entrenched corporations.
I love your thought there, but it was disastrous trade agreements and outsourcing of *everything* that made it so that SMBs simply could not compete with Wallmart. Whether its loss leading, or toxic crap from China replacing anything Made In The USA, it's simply not possible to compete under a playing field that is anything but fair.
In order to bring back SMBs we need to support and encourage them. For instance, how about NOT giving Nestle a fucking billion dollar tax break? How about, as We the People, we DO NOT give them access to our forests for $500 to rape them and sell us back water at insane prices?
Basically, roll back the protectionism and corruption bought for years in government that allowed these corporations to form in the first place. As somebody who STRONGLY speaks with his wallet all the time, it's getting harder and harder to give my money to local SMBs to fight the Wallmarts.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:24AM
I have nothing to add to that. Well said.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.