We move to 307 Westlake in Feb, full Amazonian immersion. I may just start working nights.
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We move to 307 Westlake in Feb, full Amazonian immersion. I may just start working nights.
Vibes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
Free bananasQuote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
Ick. I'm glad to be working in a small company whose company meetings we attend in bathrobes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
Fuck Amazon. And Google . And especially, Microsoft.
If I weren't tethered here by family, I'd be gone elsewhere.
Just to get off track for a minute here,I am constantly amazed at how bad Amazon is at packing boxes. It seems sort of central to their business, but they are terrible at it.
Miramax?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
How many things have you gotten that are broken?Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Not many if any. But that's unsurprising when everything comes by itself in a huge box that could fit 20 of the item, with 30 feet of airpak.Quote:
Originally Posted by concretejungle
Better than Teloitte and Douche.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
I think the bigger question is Amazon's motive.
How many companies have two HQ's?
My guess, is that the long term goal isn't to have two HQ's.
Generally speaking, I think the whole thing is a Trojan horse for whatever city get's it (if it really happens at all).
^^^It's a good question and I've wondered about that myself. How does 2 HQ's even work? Isn't one of them still the HQ? I mean somebody has to have the final say, right? So what does that make the other one?
Interesting reading here -Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
and some Hudge numbers here.Quote:
Please contact our team at amazonhq2@amazon.com to get started. You can view the Request For Proposal (RFP) document here. We encourage cities to think big and be creative.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....516043504_.pdf
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....517821883_.jpg
... and no I haven't heard where......yet. :wink:
One is a tech hq, the other is a distribution hq.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
I would say there is an even chance that the whole thing is posturing to put them in a better negotiation position.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Hell they already have WA politicians that are fearful of loosing their tax base on the ropes asking for a re-boot to the local dialog/relationship.
I'll have to dig into that later.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
The RFP I linked is very unspecific about what goes where or why but yep It's a business that's easy to split up like that IMO. Even now they're talking about 15-17 years out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Ed Murray was particularly pathetic when this was all announced.... what was it he said? "I'm going to meet with them to discuss their future needs" a bit late I thought?Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
Similar to what Boeing did a couple years ago with the new 777 wing factory. It certainly accomplished the goal of the state bending over backward for the company without even guaranteeing any Boeing jobs would actually stay in the state.Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
Was looking for an article I read on Amazon culture a while back. Interesting read, and makes you wonder if having Amazon in your town is really that desirable, other than the obvious financial benefits.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/t...lace.html?_r=0
Lots of other articles out there....
I don't wonder about having Amazon in Seattle. At all.
That would make sense if they are autonomous business units.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Not sure I followQuote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
I get that, of course. But who arbitrates the inevitable disputes? Whoever has the authority to do that works in the actual headquarters I would say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Does it matter what physical location people work in to be part of the "corporate HQ" team?Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Nope. I'd say wherever Bezo's office is the de facto main HQ whether it's Seattle or Cowfart, Iowa.
I don't see Cowfart listed in the top ten choices. Source?
You don't see it now, but you'll catch wind of it soon enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldMember
Two shows on Friday?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
Please do not steer the thread off topic.
What's your beef?
Trying to avoid having this thread branded off-topic.
I think I can tri ungulate where things went wrong here.
Maybe we can herd everyone up and get this conversation corralled.
I'm udderly confused. Hung up on the horns of the topic as it were.
Okay, I think we've milked this drift enough.
Bullshit
HQ on Vache On Island where Bezos will have a steak in the matter?
Angus Young is going to be at the ribbon cutting.
I certainly hope they have an equal opportunity employment policy in Cowfart.
https://i.imgflip.com/18154y.jpg
https://i.imgflip.com/177mff.jpg
Clearly the subject is now out to pasture
Completely off the farm.
Was a prime choice while it lasted though
There is the really long play...buy up some dollar stores and Dairy Queens for DQ's nationwide...automate deliveries....with Whole Foods you have rural and urban...Boom! HQ2 needs an airport with reliable regional carriers.