Amazon hires swarms of warehouse workers right before the holidays, I’d bet a lot of those layoffs are office workers that are being replaced with shitty AI.
there was some tweet breakdown (of unknown veracity to be fair), that it’s half white collar half warehouse, that + ups layoffs says something about shipping/logistics, but i haven’t seen what exactly
I wonder if it’s a sign that online purchases are not only slowing down, but are expected to perform even worse in the near future.
Or just replacing all the full-time (and potentially unionized) employees with temps and contractors who will receive even less benefits and job security.
is there some info on non-white collar amazon/ups combo? automation in warehouses or sales volume (in orders, not in value)?
No idea. That must be climbing
Amazon hires swarms of warehouse workers right before the holidays, I’d bet a lot of those layoffs are office workers that are being replaced with shitty AI.
there was some tweet breakdown (of unknown veracity to be fair), that it’s half white collar half warehouse, that + ups layoffs says something about shipping/logistics, but i haven’t seen what exactly
I wonder if it’s a sign that online purchases are not only slowing down, but are expected to perform even worse in the near future.
Or just replacing all the full-time (and potentially unionized) employees with temps and contractors who will receive even less benefits and job security.