Amazon isn't dumb, they know exactly what they are doing.
Plus having your stock being valued at x10 that of UPS doesn't hurt either. They have cash to burn. If it fails, who cares? They have cash to spare.....
They’re great at running the company for sure, but I think they way they run it is dumb. And it’s just something I hate about businesses these days. Gotta keep cutting costs as much as possible, cut, cut, cut to please the shareholders.
we aren't in any danger, however. In our union contract, we are protected from being replaced by technology, unless of course the Union agrees to accept these technological changes. Our jobs are safe, at least for the time being.
Not true. Automation has already laid off many workers. In my location, they build a brand new automated hub and pull volume from numerous hubs. Hundreds have been laid off or removed full time status to part time.