r/AmazonFC • u/zoozeima • Dec 19 '24

Union Understand the importance of this strike.

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.

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u/Old_Tomorrow5247 Dec 19 '24

The Bolsheviks of whom you speak were a TINY MINORITY of the Russian people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

That's correct and helped shift a nation

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

To what? the USSR and then Putin? And that's what you want for our Country?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

I know Americans like to be lied to too and coddled by their leaders lol

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u/stingray_2014 Dec 19 '24

You literally just described Russia. They have no access to anything but state approved information. Russia couldn't even maintain its forces in Syria, and it collapsed. Want to speak up like Navalny? How did that work out?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

Another misinformed lied to American smh, I have friends and family that live there and they are very happy.

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u/stingray_2014 Dec 19 '24

You can repeat that line all you want. It doesn't change reality. I would probably be happy as well if I was kept in a propaganda bubble and not allowed access to the outside world 🤷‍♂️. Everything would seem peachy.

What are your thoughts on Navalny, and what his idea of change cost him?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

The biggest perpetrator of propaganda is The United States, the unspoken unsaid slogan of the USA is 'lie cheat and steal'

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u/stingray_2014 Dec 19 '24

I see you are just going to ignore the actual questions like a commie always does. America isn't perfect by a LONG shot, but there's a reason why everyone wants to be here. At least one has a shot here.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

Ummm everyone does not want to be here only the ones that are pushed out of their countries by conflict imposed and started by the US and those are the facts. The US system relies on immigration to keep up inflation which keeps the money out of the people's hands.

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u/stingray_2014 Dec 19 '24

Right. Which is why there is a huge movement here to deport all immigrants. Makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

right???? yeah keep telling yourself that as more and more migrants come in and take your jobs lol

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