GodlessCommieM to Late Stage CapitalismEnglish • 2 days agoCapitalism is worse. Kings were chosen by accident of birth. CEOs are chosen through a contest where the most inhuman psychopath wins.imagemessage-square54arrow-up1688arrow-down127
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minus-square@Maggotylink1•17 hours agoLook at oil companies. They have to house a lot of workers in remote areas.
minus-squareGuy DudemanlinkEnglish6•edit-21 day agoYes: https://jacobin.com/2021/07/amazon-warehouse-communities-towns-geography-warehouse-fulfillment-jfk8-cajon-inland-empire https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/thanks-to-amazon-seattle-is-now-americas-biggest-company-town/ https://restofworld.org/2021/amazon-warehouse-tijuana/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_towns_in_the_United_States https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/
minus-square@SpaceNoodlelink14•1 day agoWhen I meet someone in Seattle, I ask them if they work for Amazon or Microsoft. Usually I’m correct.
minus-square@Maggotylink1•16 hours agoBut that’s still a city all on its own. A company town is owned, administered, and policed by the company.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•1 day agoSee also: cities where the healthcare system or hospital system is the largest employer.
Do company towns still exist?
Look at oil companies. They have to house a lot of workers in remote areas.
Yes:
https://jacobin.com/2021/07/amazon-warehouse-communities-towns-geography-warehouse-fulfillment-jfk8-cajon-inland-empire
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/thanks-to-amazon-seattle-is-now-americas-biggest-company-town/
https://restofworld.org/2021/amazon-warehouse-tijuana/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_towns_in_the_United_States
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/
When I meet someone in Seattle, I ask them if they work for Amazon or Microsoft. Usually I’m correct.
But that’s still a city all on its own. A company town is owned, administered, and policed by the company.
See also: cities where the healthcare system or hospital system is the largest employer.