Amazon is more profitable than ever after a year of mass layoffs::The tech giant posted the largest quarterly operating income in its history on the back of cost-cutting and faster revenue growth in key divisions.

  • Avid Amoeba
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    11 months ago

    If this isn’t a sign for Amazon workers that their contribution is undervalued even at their current compensation, I don’t know what is. For fucks sake, unionize and become millionaires!

  • @AshMan85
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    4211 months ago

    eat the rich. regulate monopolies

  • @RememberTheApollo
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    2511 months ago

    Cutting to profitability. A tired and true way to make the books look good.

    (Not a typo)

    • @phoneymouse
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      211 months ago

      Till shit starts falling apart and then gradually customers get aggravated and move away to something else.

  • @[email protected]
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    2311 months ago

    All the news today about them reminded me to cancel my prime membership. Thanks, Barbara Streisand!

  • @[email protected]
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    1911 months ago

    I always sign up for the free Prime trials just so I can get the satisfaction of cancelling.

    • @meco03211
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      411 months ago

      How often does that happen? What’s the duration?

      • @[email protected]
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        011 months ago

        I was mostly being facetious, I try not to use Amazon. My wife does off and on and has used a free trial 3-4 times a year.

        The trials are 30 days (in the US) and years ago, 4-5, I would just use a throwaway email and do a new trial every 30 days to keep Prime. Not sure if they guard against that at all now or not.

        • @acetanilide
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          211 months ago

          They offer me “free trials” every few months when i try to purchase something. which i accept and then promptly cancel so I don’t forget about it. It’s helpful for me since there are some things i need to purchase regularly on there. No throwaway required.

          • @[email protected]
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            -411 months ago

            Good to know, glad you take advantage! Amazon is one of several companies I avoid on ethical grounds but I fault nobody else for shopping there.

  • Kalkaline
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    1611 months ago

    But you know their product is going to go to shit in a few quarters, so be sure to sell high.

  • @cuntonabike
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    1111 months ago

    And today I cancelled my prime membership and it feels great

  • @diffusive
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    811 months ago

    If you stop putting fuel in your car, the first few miles are very cheap i must say…

  • @_number8_
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    511 months ago

    i mean yeah duh. that doesn’t mean it’s right or good to do mass layoffs

  • @taanegl
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    511 months ago

    Money for me, but not for thee

    • @pivot_root
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      811 months ago

      Nobody works after massive layoffs :)

  • @Jumi
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    311 months ago

    Haven’t ordered anything from their site for years and never felt better