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appalachiablue

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7. Very glad to hear that about your daughter and other Amazon workers.

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Sat May 5, 2018, 05:27 PM

May 2018

Reports of these negative situations have appeared for 5 or more years and no doubt have real basis. And given the tremendous, rapid success of Amazon you'd think Bezos would address some of these claims/circumstances, lighten up some and contribute more to community projects and worthy causes like the Gates and other peers as many people have suggested. Time will tell.
Btw, I've ordered from A., books & films mostly, for convenience and necessity from not having good local outlets nearby which sux.

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Amazon Workers Share Their Warehouse Horror Stories [View all] appalachiablue May 2018 OP

I'm disabled from shopping. Kittycow May 2018 #1

You shop where you need to shop and don't you worry about at thing! nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #4

Luckily I'm at a point where my shopping needs are nil except for the basics appalachiablue May 2018 #6

How about Target ? JI7 May 2018 #9

I'm getting there too. I feel conflicted as well irisblue May 2018 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #13

there are tens of thousands (100's of thousands?) of online shopping choices Exotica May 2018 #14

Do what you have to for shopping absolutely- nobody's keeping score. Best! appalachiablue May 2018 #15

You should go on doing what you are doing. If they have what you need at the right price, it would OregonBlue May 2018 #16

For a lot of the stuff I buy online I might locate it on Amazon csziggy May 2018 #17

My daughter worked at Amazon in the Kansas City area for 14 months... TheDebbieDee May 2018 #2

Very glad to hear that about your daughter and other Amazon workers. appalachiablue May 2018 #7

needs some changes. like UNIONS. remember those? pansypoo53219 May 2018 #3

Sure do. Unions, Democracy in the Workplace! Must bring them back, there are appalachiablue May 2018 #8

I think one reason it doesn't work is people see these as temporary jobs JI7 May 2018 #10

Too bad we don't have an OSHA any more. lpbk2713 May 2018 #5

Lots of rollbacks for worker protections and benefits, very destructive after appalachiablue May 2018 #11

I am trying to move away from Amazon toward smaller specialty businesses. milestogo May 2018 #18