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Old 10-22-2015, 08:58 AM
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Working As A Temp For Amazon

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“It was basically a weeding process,” said Miller. “Whoever thought of it is genius. The way it runs, you get all the work you can out of people, and you don't have to manage them. It's brilliant.”
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Old 10-22-2015, 09:17 AM
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I heard a interesting report on NPR a while back, Amazon is using people that live year round in RVs as temps in Quartzsite Az, and yes they use them up then let them go. Amazon is the Internets modern day equivalent to Walmart.
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Old 10-22-2015, 10:45 AM
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we are becoming China.....
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Old 10-22-2015, 10:52 AM
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we are becoming China.....
.... while China is becoming us.
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Old 10-22-2015, 10:53 AM
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I'm astounded at the people who still believe in American exceptionalism.

Me, I find the label "American" somewhat embarrassing any more .....
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Old 10-22-2015, 11:03 AM
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I'm astounded at the people who still believe in American exceptionalism.
They have to.
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Old 10-22-2015, 11:04 AM
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The disposable worker.
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Old 10-22-2015, 11:07 AM
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“It was basically a weeding process,” said Miller. “Whoever thought of it is genius. The way it runs, you get all the work you can out of people, and you don't have to manage them. It's brilliant.”
"When I got the blue badge, I felt proud that I earned that bitch."
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Old 10-22-2015, 11:32 AM
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This is really really depressing.
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Old 10-22-2015, 11:37 AM
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"When I got the blue badge, I felt proud that I earned that bitch."
Well, there is his problem, right there!
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