r/nottheonion • u/PrintOk8045 • 4d ago

'Stressed' Amazon driver abandons 80 packages in Mass. woods during holiday shipping rush

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stressed-amazon-driver-abandons-80-packages-mass-woods-holiday-shippin-rcna185343
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u/Any-Ad-446 4d ago

This is why Bezo is kissing Trumps ass to prevent Amazon organizing a union.

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u/wandering-monster 4d ago

If they had a union, this driver would have been able to convince the management they are overloaded. Then they'd split the shipments with someone else, and Amazon would save the value of all those packages for the cost of a few hours' wages.

So Bezos is doing all that work to cost himself more money in the long run.

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u/yoberf 4d ago

In late stage capitalism, it is more profitable to deliver a lower quality product at the lowest possible cost. I'm sure Bezos has someone doing the math of the cost of a union versus the cost of all the lost packages.

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u/ummizazi 4d ago

Amazon just charges the sellers for lost packages. Most of what you see on Amazon is from 3rd party sellers. Amazon recently announced they would pay what they think the manufacturing price is for packages they lose. So if you’re selling a $20 toy they say “we think this costs $2 to make so here’s your $2”. What’s worse if they “find” your toy they can sell it themselves and keep the profit.

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u/ILikeBigBeards 1d ago

Yeah I don’t think ppl realize how the worst treated by Amazon are small businesses. A seller can have their whole livelihood destroyed bc a knockoff foreign seller will create a copycat, then flag the original as a fake, and they have nobody they can talk to or get recourse from. That and their super generous to customer return policies that stiff sellers. There are some very depressing interviews you can watch.

(Buyers should have noticed that some products they buy on Amazon come with paper inserts begging them not to return on Amazon, often pleading with them to call the seller directly saying they can keep the product and get another free, etc- anything than filing an issue with Amazon)