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Amazon worker saying they should not be selling non-essential items (he's right). -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Apr 1 '20, 13:57

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https://twitter.com/kimrussell7/status/1245400589758070785 (twitter.com)

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Problem with the argument is... who decides what is "essential"? - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 14:18 2
- rational decisionmakers in government weighing risk need and reward? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:24 1
  - Which government? -- nm - . Apr 1, 14:24
I am not sure I agree. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:13 3
- Because...? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:16 2
  - who defines essential? what if my job requires all the tech items which may not be essential. - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:21 1
    - This argument applies to every single thing in the economy. A bar is essential to me. I feel really stressed if I don't drink socially. My mental h - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:22
I've stopped ordering things that aren't essential at this point. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 1, 14:13
oh well if it's dildos... -- nm - ty79 SI Apr 1, 14:12
Their big problem is their customer is invisible. When you can see people and they tell you what you are doing for them, it is quite different - crash davis Apr 1, 14:01 12
- did you....listen to the clip? -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 14:02 11
  - Yes, I did. Their problem is their customer is invisible. When you can see people and they tell you what you are doing for them, it is quite different - crash davis Apr 1, 14:06 10
    - The problem is that they are working shoulder to shoulder at those warehouses, not distanced like at physical stores. - ty97 Apr 1, 14:12 9
      - Not rearranging the work flow is on Amazon's shoulders and that is bad. But "essential items only" will mean one thing, layoffs. - crash davis Apr 1, 14:16 6
        
        how is that different than any of the other non-essential closings causing lay-offs? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:21 2
        
        It really isn't. But they are bad, bad enough that the guy instinctively knows that he wants to keep his job instead of going home. -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:28 1
        
        shouldn't the other people laid off be given the choice then of going home or losing their jobs then? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:30
        
        and for the record, at physical stores sometimes you do have to get shoulder to shoulder, such as unloading the trucks -- nm - crash davis Apr 1, 14:19
        
        That's my issue. Keeping jobs is good If COSTCO can work out logistics, why can't Amazon? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:19 1
        
        They should come up with temp measures. I can't answer for them, but people won't like their permanent answer: robotics. Also a slowdown is coming, - crash davis Apr 1, 14:23
      - Well, we clearly can't. People do not put aside their own comfort typically. That has been seen repeatedly in these weeks. Crowded playgrounds and -- (edited) - JackDawson Apr 1, 14:14 1
        
        They should order those nonessentials, from other sources. Small businesses, direct from the maker, lots of other businesses can supply many of the t -- (edited) - . Apr 1, 14:20
Beyond ridiculous -- nm - JackDawson Apr 1, 13:58

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