Amazon is more profitable than ever after a year of mass layoffs::The tech giant posted the largest quarterly operating income in its history on the back of cost-cutting and faster revenue growth in key divisions.

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    If this isn’t a sign for Amazon workers that their contribution is undervalued even at their current compensation, I don’t know what is. For fucks sake, unionize and become millionaires!

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      9 months ago

      Till shit starts falling apart and then gradually customers get aggravated and move away to something else.

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    9 months ago

    All the news today about them reminded me to cancel my prime membership. Thanks, Barbara Streisand!

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        9 months ago

        I was mostly being facetious, I try not to use Amazon. My wife does off and on and has used a free trial 3-4 times a year.

        The trials are 30 days (in the US) and years ago, 4-5, I would just use a throwaway email and do a new trial every 30 days to keep Prime. Not sure if they guard against that at all now or not.

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          9 months ago

          They offer me “free trials” every few months when i try to purchase something. which i accept and then promptly cancel so I don’t forget about it. It’s helpful for me since there are some things i need to purchase regularly on there. No throwaway required.

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            9 months ago

            Good to know, glad you take advantage! Amazon is one of several companies I avoid on ethical grounds but I fault nobody else for shopping there.

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    9 months ago

    But you know their product is going to go to shit in a few quarters, so be sure to sell high.

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    9 months ago

    Almost all of it is AWS. Which has a what, a 30% margin? Your money at work.

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    9 months ago

    Haven’t ordered anything from their site for years and never felt better