• AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Come on now, that’s not fair!

    I, for one, think we should show our appreciation for Bezos being a titan of capitalist virtue by crowdfunding an experience he’ll never forget, a deep sea excursion into the depths to view the wreckage of the storied Titanic!

    Who’s with me?!

  • Moyer1666@lemmy.ml
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    This is the problem with capitalism. The workers do all the work, but the “owning” class keeps all the rewards of all that work.

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      I don’t agree with the size of the wealth gap between owner and regular employee, but I don’t understand why people think the heads of these companies - and I’m talking the ones that started them from nothing - did no work or continue to do no work. It’s pretty ludicrous to think that the low level employees at Amazon are doing “all the work.” Are they doing all the grunt work? Yes. Is their job the most physically demanding? Yes. Are they underpaid? Yes. But to pretend like the owner does nothing is just so idiotic and shows a lack of understanding of what goes into running a massive organization like amazon.

      There definitely needs to be reform. I don’t even think taxation is the way to go, I think putting laws in place for higher wages is key.

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      Depends on the position! Last contract adjustment really helps the part-timers rise above poverty wages. Has yet to be ratified but it looks promising.

    • xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world
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      It’s good until you pay off the union that doesn’t provide until you’ve been a member for a number of years

      Things may have changed, but I noped out of the package handlers Union back in the 00’s when I was offered a shitty job at UPS because it looked like the pay was going to be shit until I’d suffered for years, then it’s be slightly less shit.

      /please correct me if I’m wrong, I don’t want to spread misinformation, just want to share how shit the union system can be unchecked.

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    1 year ago

    I bed the creator of the meme is using Amazon frequently and doesn’t give a dime about the people there.

  • FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world
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    Listen, I can order a plethora of items, from the comfort of my recliner, and get them within two days for a yearly subscription fee of $140. A subscription that also includes Prime video streaming, a service that typically costs about that annually from an alternative provider.

    I know it’s fun and easy to shit on multi billion dollar companies but Amazon is Amazon because people voted with their wallets to make them that way.

    Bezos deserves to reap what he sowed. If you think you can do it better, more equitably, you’re welcome to try.