Over the years, Amazon has been criticized for the treatment of its warehouse and transportation workers. Long hours, low pay, no perks. Now Amazon has decided to change that story, (at least a little.) by investing almost, a billion dollars into their workforce. loading...

According to seattletimes.com,

‘ The company said Wednesday that the average pay for a worker in Amazon’s vast logistics empire will increase to $23 an hour this year. The average total compensation, including benefits, will pencil out to over $30 an hour. Full-time employees will see about a $1,600 per year pay bump.’

The highest percentage of employees at Amazon are warehouse workers. Total employment around the world, at about 1.55 million individuals, makes them the largest private employer in the worl

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