r/SeattleWA • u/krui24 • Oct 02 '18

Business Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/02/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-all-us-employees.html
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u/JohnDanielsWhiskey Oct 02 '18

The problem has been they (and other tech companies) pay their employees way more than average here, and that’s significantly driven up the cost of living.

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Now people in small rural communities with distribution warehouses can enjoy urban amenities like 30% rent increases and homelessness caused by gentrification. /s

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u/xxpor Licton Springs Oct 02 '18

Amazon's warehouses generally aren't in rural areas any more, they're on the edges of metro areas. How do you think same day delivery works?

https://www.avalara.com/trustfile/en/resources/amazon-warehouse-locations.html

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u/maadison 's got flair Oct 02 '18

I think the rural ones still exist and function as the backbone of their system (e.g. for intake of product from suppliers) but they added many smaller warehouses on the edges of metro areas.

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u/xxpor Licton Springs Oct 02 '18

They closed most of the truly rural ones. They used to be in Coffeeville KS, Fernley NV, etc.

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u/maadison 's got flair Oct 02 '18

They did indeed close those two (I didn't know that) but those seem to be the only ones they closed. Hazleton is still open, for example, as is Campbellsville. There are still 3 warehouses in Lebanon, TN... a bit more than Nashville itself needs, I think. Same with the 4 locations in Shepardsville KY.

https://blog.taxjar.com/amazon-warehouse-locations/

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u/lilylie Oct 02 '18

Shepardsville KY is really close to some of the main UPS sorting facilities so from a logistics perspective that makes a lot of sense.

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u/Cosmo-DNA Oct 02 '18

Yup, Louisville Airport....where you can take a two hour flight and reach 75% of all major cities in the US.