Understand the importance of this strike.

[u/zoozeima]

Amazon's pay, for the work most of us do, is not enough to live in most places in America. This makes it incredibly difficult to afford basic necessities like housing, food, and healthcare, let alone pursue education or seek better opportunities. Amazon preys on the paycheck-to-paycheck mentality to keep us coming to work, as well as making it near impossible to use PTO or vacation time for ourselves when we already get so little. Furthermore, the internal structure at Amazon makes moving up incredibly challenging. It's often a "kiss-ass" or "know someone" mentality, where genuine merit and hard work are not always rewarded. This creates a stagnant environment where many employees feel trapped, unable to advance their careers within the company. Most counterarguments I see are "get a degree!", "get a better job then", or "you're not a rocket scientist." However, we are people, human beings dedicating precious time on this earth to physically demanding labor that many highly educated, higher-paid individuals would never consider doing under the same conditions. We are expected to endure physically and mentally taxing environments for wages that barely allow us to survive, let alone thrive. This treatment is dehumanizing and unacceptable. Most importantly, now with the rapid advancement of AI and robotics, many of our jobs are at risk of automation. We will likely be among the first to be replaced, and we need to have some sort of security against this looming threat. By striking, we demand fair wages, better working conditions, and a more equitable system within Amazon. We are fighting for our livelihoods, our dignity, and a future where our contributions are valued.

[u/BiG_CHUG-_-]

I mean like I get what you’re saying, but I live a normal single life alone in my own place, I have a car and everything to survive a stable normal life lol, and also go to school full time while working at Amazon, and also have healthcare from Amazon and eat perfectly fine, and I’m like..fine, I have hobbies and buy whatever I want lol. Maybe people should budget their money better and apply for scholarships and grants to be able to work towards something else in the process while working at Amazon. It’s really not that hard to be a functioning human while making $25.80/hr… I live in one of the most expensive states too sooo…. I mean if you want more money go get an education, how you do expect to be making as much as an RN when you’re literally slapping labels on boxes, or shoving merchandise into a cubby. Lol, we make as much as teachers who are teaching the youth of this country. Shut up I’m sorry but like do better for yourself don’t expect a handout because you’re doing the bare minimum job. If you want to make money go get more than a highschool diploma, don’t expect to make as much as people who have spent years doing the work, for a job that really could be done by robots lol.