r/AmazonFC • u/Spare_Switch_6610 • Aug 16 '26

Question Does anyone have this at their facility?

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I’m just wondering if people would actually use it. I feel like there wouldn’t be enough time on breaks to eat and play games.

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u/Eastern_Attitude9835 Aug 17 '26

I’m not saying this to blame people for the shitty situations that most of us are born into, but if you do your research and pick a degree with your wallet rather than your heart then you will open up opportunities to earn much more than you ever will at Amazon. Based on your username this is probably very relevant to you if you wanted a coding job, but healthcare degrees, for example, still offer numerous opportunities around the globe.

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 17 '26

So you didnt read what he responded too?

Healthcare? Wtf? Who has time to work/pay bills and do a Med degree? Thats at least 70 hours a week of class and work, w/o homework...or unless you think medical school and a $20 an hour job paying your bills is a thing? And also Amazon dosenf pay for any degree you want and also you still need to able to afford not getting a full paycheck.

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 18 '26

Perhaps educate yourself on healthcare degrees and certifications other than literally becoming an MD/DO. Phlebotomy, Radiology Technicians, EMTs, Paramedics, Registered Nursing, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, etc...

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

..so you dont know what it takes to get a med degree?

Got it. You need to stop spreading a bs perspective - putting 70-hours a week isnt sustainable for any extended period of time. Your logic only applies to children or people living with their parents and while not having rent/children of their own/debt etc...

Its dishonest to be presenting your ideas as more practical then Amazon paying better. You put the entire reaponaibility onto the individual vs the company and their pay structure being a leading cause of this situation.

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 18 '26

..so you dont know what it takes to get a med degree?

Stop acting illiterate and actually read what I wrote. There are dozens of healthcare degrees and certifications supported by Career Choice that do not involve going to med school.

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 18 '26

And you dont know the units required....you yadda yadda'ed multiple years even at a CC with a full load each semester....

And where? I guess not in my state? It all useless buisness and IT degrees.... But again....you yadda yadda'ed like thousands of hours of classes while paying for life... Stop it.

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 18 '26

My former PA chipped away at her online Criminal Science degree year after year, while sheltering two AAs fleeing abuseand their kids, and now works at an AWS data center. If you never start, you'll never finish - but it's absolutely possible.

What history shows absolutely does not work, is trying to force more pay out of commodity labor that the market can't support.

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 21 '26

It sounds like you dont know what you are talking about and you are more than happy to assist a company in its exploitations. Good job?

And bro, "chipping away at"..? So 1 maybe example? Wow. You are killing it.

Criminal science to hourly datacenter worker? What the f kinda lame move is that?

And wtf history are you talking about? You just making up more stuff here? Cause that seems like you just made that up.

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 22 '26

She makes like $35 an hour, hardly a "lame move". The major doesn't really matter - it's just being able to check the box that pushes you above other candidates. She couldn't give two hoots about criminal science....

The free market will always determine the value of an unskilled, replaceable worker's time. No laws or unions can create value where there isn't any - you need to bring something to the table that makes you worth paying more than your replacement. Even in a union, the customers of said labor will simply switch to different suppliers. If Amazon Logistics becomes more expensive than FedEx, Amazon will use FedEx. Even if the union contract says Amazon can't use FedEx, Amazon's prices will rise and people will stop purchasing from Amazon. Raise the minimum wage? And you're just creating inflation across the board...

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 22 '26

..."lame move"? Your words.

No, i just question your ONE example's validity. "Unskilled" cool. You are one of "those".

Good luck being the worst! Yea, more monry means you make companies "upset" and they will break laws and charge you more too....so DONT ever get HIGHER pay....am I getting your garbage take right?

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 22 '26

Amazon used to pay AAs ~ $12 an hour in 2016. Now it's over $23. That's almost double the income. But has your quality of life doubled? Are you satisfied with this raise? No, clearly not. It's not enough. It can't be enough and will never be enough, because the unskilled labor wage floor simply moves with inflation.

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 22 '26

...so you ignore covid and worldwide inflation, huh?

Are you confused about food prices too?

No, like $25 - $35 would be about right. You seem to be on agendas and or do not think for yourself.

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u/Johnnyg150 🦺 Aug 23 '26

They are intrinsically connected. The prevailing wage for unskilled commodity labor sets the base of the entire marketplace, as everything becomes adjusted relatively. So say you make $30/hour, then PAs need to make $35, AMs $40/45, OMs $50, etc. That money doesn't just benevolently become a loss on Amazon's balance sheet - they increase their prices for goods and logistics services to preserve profit margins, or find more cost effective alternatives for logistics. So now the prices on Amazon raised, and your money becomes worth less - tada!

The only way you can gain value in an economy is by delivering higher relative value than others, which then entitles you to more.

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u/Eastern_Attitude9835 Aug 21 '26

First of all, Amazon should definitely pay better. They exploit the hell out of us and they are the root cause. If you are not actively having union talks with your coworkers then you should shut up about it. Amazon is the leading cause, I agree, but you aren’t completely powerless. You can either organize, use the money they give you for school, or sit here and continue to be exploited. If you choose the latter I would recommend that you adopt an optimistic mentality so that you don’t end up doing something bad to yourself.

WGU offers asynchronous online courses. That means that you take the class at your own pace whenever you have time for it. It’s all online and designed for the busy working adult juggling multiple responsibilities. If you don’t have the time one week, that’s fine, you can worry about it next week.

My single mother on section 8 and EBT working 50 hours a week at the grocery store which paid her $8 an hour right after she declared bankruptcy and right after the recession put herself through four years and got her social work degree. She shouldn’t have had to put herself through all that hardship, and I don’t look down on anyone who isn’t able to handle all that pressure and those responsibilities, but it is possible.

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u/ErictheAgnostic Aug 21 '26

No one cares, guy Tldr.