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Amazon trims field to 20

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by micropolitan guy, Jan 18, 2018.

  1. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    Minimum wage in Ontario just went up to $14, going up again to $15 next year. I hope that's not a factor, and the Canadian dollar might offset that, but I can see that it might be. Also don't know how Trump's bloviating about NAFTA might affect things. If I were Amazon, I probably wouldn't chance it.
     
  2. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Amazon has its Audible division in Newark, because the city's telecom infrastructure was designed to be a key US comms hub.
     
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  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I wouldn't think that would be a factor in this decision. These are going to be white collar employees.

    Obviously, there will be janitors and cafeteria workers -- who will work for a third party -- making lower wages, but I'd still imagine this would be a lesser concern.
     
  4. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    That’s why the idea of helping Gary was strange to me. The hypothetical workers weren’t going to be from Gary.
     
  5. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I'm guessing DC area, given Loudoun County is where Amazon's server farm is located. AWS is the money maker for Amazon, not selling stuff to consumers.
     
  6. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    Sorry, I thought this would include some giant shipping warehouse. 50,000 white-collar employees? Why on earth would they need that many?

    Proviso: I don't understand anything about anything.
     
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  7. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member

    A great reason to keep my resume updated!
     
  8. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

  9. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Unless they're offering to fund a metro-area wide mass transit system, and agree not to relocate here until that's complete, please, please, please do not let it be Atlanta.
     
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  10. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Newark Airport is a good reason not to go there.
     
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Might as well go full-hog and turn this into a reality TV show -- "America's Got Jobs!" -- with Simon Cowell deciding entire regions' futures.

    I give my city -- Indy -- a puncher's chance, and trust legislators to not mortgage everything to get a deal done. Famous last words.
     
  12. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I fly out of Newark all of the time, especially United. I hate what they have done with bringing all of the food and drink under a single ownership in Terminal C, but the airport is pretty decent.

    The city of Newark is still such a political mess that Amazon may not want to get involved.
     
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