Amazon - Workers Going On Strike

[baggieal]

About time! One of the richest companies around and they cheat taxation and treat their workers like s hite! I hope all the Amazon staff walk out and cripple their logistics.

Horrible company!

[phild]

I shift a fair bit of stock through Amazon and yes they give me a living but at the same time a flippin hateful company. They treat the genuine sellers on Amazon with utter contempt

[baggieal]

I shift a fair bit of stock through Amazon and yes they give me a living but at the same time a flippin hateful company. They treat the genuine sellers on Amazon with utter contempt

We sold on Amazon and never again. Hate the values of the company. I went to an Amazon conference and staff are right up their back sides!

The staff should all go on strike and screw their internal system. Rich company because the
c unts fiddle taxes and treat staff like dog ****e!

[Omegstrat6]

No doubting, from a customer perspective, the overall quality of service but the company ethos regarding workers is appalling. Any company that makes this much profit on the backs of poor pay and conditions for the vast majority of its workers (not to mention its tax avoidance methods!) is exactly why Truss and co.'s claims that "profit is not bad" should not be taken at face value. Making profit in itself is, of course, not a morally bad thing - but it is the how's that need challenging.

Sadly, too many of us will continue to use Amazon for cost savings and convenience though. It's a bit like milk and eggs. They may be staples but few will be prepared to spend a bit more on those products that give more of the sales money to the farmers themselves.

[baggieal]

No doubting, from a customer perspective, the overall quality of service but the company ethos regarding workers is appalling. Any company that makes this much profit on the backs of poor pay and conditions for the vast majority of its workers (not to mention its tax avoidance methods!) is exactly why Truss and co.'s claims that "profit is not bad" should not be taken at face value. Making profit in itself is, of course, not a morally bad thing - but it is the how's that need challenging.

Sadly, too many of us will continue to use Amazon for cost savings and convenience though. It's a bit like milk and eggs. They may be staples but few will be prepared to spend a bit more on those products that give more of the sales money to the farmers themselves.

My wife sadly uses Amazon. I hide parcels which are dumped and so they were never received to get refunds. Screwing this company actually brings a smile to my face! After all - Amazon shaft everyone else!

[animallittle3]

No doubting, from a customer perspective, the overall quality of service but the company ethos regarding workers is appalling. Any company that makes this much profit on the backs of poor pay and conditions for the vast majority of its workers (not to mention its tax avoidance methods!) is exactly why Truss and co.'s claims that "profit is not bad" should not be taken at face value. Making profit in itself is, of course, not a morally bad thing - but it is the how's that need challenging.

Sadly, too many of us will continue to use Amazon for cost savings and convenience though. It's a bit like milk and eggs. They may be staples but few will be prepared to spend a bit more on those products that give more of the sales money to the farmers themselves.

I disagree with all due respect , it's nothing like milk and eggs which is almost impossible to live without .

Everybody can live without Amazon and we did before they ever came on the scene .

Shop local if you can and keep our High Streets alive because once they've gone they aren't coming back .

[soulman101]

Never got anything of Amazon.
Use E bay for guitar strings etc, no local music shops.

[Omegstrat6]

I disagree with all due respect , it's nothing like milk and eggs which is almost impossible to live without .

Everybody can live without Amazon and we did before they ever came on the scene .

Shop local if you can and keep our High Streets alive because once they've gone they aren't coming back .

What I mean is that many British farmers who produce our milk and eggs are genuinely struggling because the prices they are paid is being suppressed by supermarkets who are fighting to keep costs down. There are products on the shelves however that are a bit dearer but where more of the money from the sales goes directly to these farmers. Just saying that whilst this may seem the more moral choice, it isn't one often made by customers based on price alone.

The head of Tesco is right and there are suppliers taking advantage of the current situation to inflate cost prices further than necessary, but there are probably a lot more (generally smaller) companies that are genuinely struggling with their own rising costs and have to pass these on. I work in retail so am fully aware of the percentage hikes across a whole range of products that are continuing to rise. Milk and eggs may be classed as "essentials" but surely the farmers must be paid a fair price for their product? People continue to accept paying up to 50% more for some branded lines so why shouldn't they be prepared to pay a bit more for milk and eggs ? If slightly higher prices on these commodities means customers have a bit less to spend on less essential goods is a problem then surely this is more an argument around where people's priorities lie?

[baggieal]

I disagree with all due respect , it's nothing like milk and eggs which is almost impossible to live without .

Everybody can live without Amazon and we did before they ever came on the scene .

Shop local if you can and keep our High Streets alive because once they've gone they aren't coming back .

I try and shop local all the time and where possible use family run businesses as they deserve the cash. Would not give the likes of Amazon the steam off my p iss and refuse to shop in Sports Direct too! Crooked c unt Ashley does not even give refunds but a poxy credit note so the money stays in his fat pockets!

[Omegstrat6]

I do try and use and support local, independent, businesses but the problem these days for me, like many, is that financially I don't always have the luxury of doing so. I do use an independent music retailer for my guitar strings (my local music shop now closed), use a local DIY store rather than B&Q, a local garden centre/animal feed place for dog food and garden bits and a local farmer for meat (surprisingly not much dearer than supermarket if able to afford to buy in bulk a bit). Also regularly used to use a local fresh fish merchant until it recently closed. The local farmers markets are nice but fruit and veg is simply far cheaper in the supermarket. Used to use a local independent optician too but they cannot compete price wise and so if I can save £50 at Specsavers that's where I go now. Also have to admit to too often lacking the moral fortitude when it comes to using Amazon due to price savings and convenience. (I'm even using my Kindle Fire to type this🙄&#128512