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NEWS: Amazon to Lay Off About 10,000 Employees


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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:50 pm Reply with quote
So, they charge more money than before, make more profits than before, and still 10,000 are out of a job. Rolling Eyes
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dsfjr1190



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:13 pm Reply with quote
Greed1914 wrote:
So, they charge more money than before, make more profits than before, and still 10,000 are out of a job. Rolling Eyes


The execs need the cash for their latest vacation homes. Those homes aren't going to pay for themselves!
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Hal14



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:38 pm Reply with quote
Greed1914 wrote:
So, they charge more money than before, make more profits than before, and still 10,000 are out of a job. Rolling Eyes


Bezos also announced he'll be donating more money to charity... before the layoffs were declared
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Minos_Kurumada



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:47 pm Reply with quote
I suppose those were jobs acquired during the peak of the pandemy and are not needed anymore and since there is a, best case scenario, deacceleration in the economy and, worst case scenario, a recession occasioned by the increment on the rates then firings are in order.

Well, as a famous economist once said: "The stimuli packages of the present are the recessions of the future".
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Angel M Cazares



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:21 pm Reply with quote
So, how is this news relevant to anime?
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Punch Drunk Marc



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:33 pm Reply with quote
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?


You can watch anime on Amazon? idk.
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Connor Dino



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:17 pm Reply with quote
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?


Great question. I was about to ask the same. There isn't even a "Amazon streams anime blah blah blah" in the article itself.

I mean...I guess if you hadn't heard this news it is good for people to learn it? Whatever. Just confused.
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TheKillerAngel



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:43 pm Reply with quote
Hal14 wrote:
Greed1914 wrote:
So, they charge more money than before, make more profits than before, and still 10,000 are out of a job. Rolling Eyes


Bezos also announced he'll be donating more money to charity... before the layoffs were declared


He also hasn't been the CEO since mid 2021.
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Alan45
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:28 pm Reply with quote
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?



Amazon is one of the larger and is probably the largest retailer of manga, light novels and anime home releases in North America. They get first consideration when supplies are limited. Basically if they don't have it, it is probably no longer in print (though some other stores may have it in back stock).
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TheMorry



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:26 pm Reply with quote
Alan45 wrote:
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?



Amazon is one of the larger and is probably the largest retailer of manga, light novels and anime home releases in North America. They get first consideration when supplies are limited. Basically if they don't have it, it is probably no longer in print (though some other stores may have it in back stock).


Isn't rightstufanime the biggest all related to anime, manga, LN and stuff? Often amazon doesn't have items in stock or listed at all unlike rightstufanime. I still think this amazon news has no value on this website.
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Vanadise



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:55 am Reply with quote
Hal14 wrote:
Bezos also announced he'll be donating more money to charity... before the layoffs were declared

Keep in mind that any time you see a billionaire donating to charity, it's just a PR move. They donate money to charities they own, which allows them to still control the money, get a tax writeoff, and look good while they still have more money than any of us could possibly imagine.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:34 am Reply with quote
TheMorry wrote:
Alan45 wrote:
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?



Amazon is one of the larger and is probably the largest retailer of manga, light novels and anime home releases in North America. They get first consideration when supplies are limited. Basically if they don't have it, it is probably no longer in print (though some other stores may have it in back stock).


Isn't rightstufanime the biggest all related to anime, manga, LN and stuff? Often amazon doesn't have items in stock or listed at all unlike rightstufanime. I still think this amazon news has no value on this website.


Even if the Right Stuf is the biggest, that doesn't mean that Amazon is some small time distributor. The one thing that the Right Stuf doesn't do, is digital. Prime Video anime and Kindle digital light novels and manga, are the digital things that Amazon provides. The things Amazon does, does effect our fan community. Like Amazon banning digital versions of light novels and manga. "Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro" manga volume 7 is still banned digitally from Amazon's Kindle services.
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:18 am Reply with quote
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?
I'm glad someone asked this, I wasn't too sure what reaction i would get some didn't say anything.
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AJ (LordNikon)



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:59 am Reply with quote
Vanadise wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
Bezos also announced he'll be donating more money to charity... before the layoffs were declared

Keep in mind that any time you see a billionaire donating to charity, it's just a PR move. They donate money to charities they own, which allows them to still control the money, get a tax writeoff, and look good while they still have more money than any of us could possibly imagine.


I'm pretty sure he doesn't own Dolly Parton
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/dolly-parton-receives-100-million-dollar-award-from-jeff-bezos.html

Yeah it is write off, but don't American left DEMAND than anyone making more than $150k a year donate all their money to charity? Laughing

Had anyone bothered to read why, it is not to give millionaires more homes, but US economy is in recession and looking to continue to do so for foreseeable future. I wish people understood basic economics and not scream, "rich people" Consumer demand is down, inflation is up, and people are not spending money. Amazon not the only one laying off in mass either.
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SilverTalon01



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:02 am Reply with quote
Alan45 wrote:
Angel M Cazares wrote:
So, how is this news relevant to anime?



Amazon is one of the larger and is probably the largest retailer of manga, light novels and anime home releases in North America. They get first consideration when supplies are limited. Basically if they don't have it, it is probably no longer in print (though some other stores may have it in back stock).


Which is still irrelevant because they're not letting the people go that are responsible for the warehouses/shipping part of the business. This is just more tech jobs getting cut.
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