Thursday, July 23, 2026

Sign of the times?

Something different appeared in my mailbox this week. At first glance, I thought it was another instance of Verizon throwing away money trying to lure me into their technological hell, but no—a different megalopoly:

Amazon employs 45,000 Virginians? I thought that HQ2 was not the economic boon that the pols and techbros promised? I can’t imagine. Waithourly employees, you say? So I turned it over:

Yeah, no, dawg—that’s a hard nope.

But I wonder what it says about our economy that a company notorious for sweatshop conditions, below-subsistence pay and general disdain for the employees who make the magic happen thinks they can trawl for suckers with expectations of success. It’s not even the holidays.

 

©2026 Bas Bleu

 

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