> A third of survey respondents reported using government-funded programs – primarily food stamps or Medicaid – in the last three months.
It's very hard to gauge what the real numbers are from that quote. It's also hard to gauge if Amazon made these people better or worse off. But again, from the actual article:
> Amazon’s median US employee was paid $45,613 in 2023, up from $41,762 the year before, the company said in a filing last month. The company says employees in warehousing and transportation are paid more than $20.50 an hour, on average. The survey, which was conducted between April and August 2023, excluded managers and skews a bit lower: Most respondents reported wages from $16 to $20 an hour.
> Some 65% of workers who come to Amazon earn more than they were making at their previous employer, the survey shows.
> A third of survey respondents reported using government-funded programs – primarily food stamps or Medicaid – in the last three months.
It's very hard to gauge what the real numbers are from that quote. It's also hard to gauge if Amazon made these people better or worse off. But again, from the actual article:
> Amazon’s median US employee was paid $45,613 in 2023, up from $41,762 the year before, the company said in a filing last month. The company says employees in warehousing and transportation are paid more than $20.50 an hour, on average. The survey, which was conducted between April and August 2023, excluded managers and skews a bit lower: Most respondents reported wages from $16 to $20 an hour.
> Some 65% of workers who come to Amazon earn more than they were making at their previous employer, the survey shows.
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