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Amazon Is a Time Thief, by an Amazon Employee

Hamilton Nolan · 04/30/14 11:35AM

Amazon is the future of retail, so it's always useful to hear from real live Amazon warehouse workers about what their jobs are really like. Today: one worker details just how much Amazon values its own time over that of its employees.

Amazon and the Squeezing of the Middle Class

Hamilton Nolan · 04/24/14 10:53AM

Huffpo reporter Dave Jamieson wondered why so many of his Amazon Prime packages were being delivered not by UPS or Fedex, but by "independent" courier drivers. The answer says a lot about the dark side of our delivery-dependent future.

Adam Weinstein · 04/08/14 02:16PM

What's the deadliest job in America lately? Working on cell phone towers! How much responsibility do cell phone companies and their contractors assume when a worker falls and dies? Virtually none! Mike Rowe, call your office.

The "Black Tunnel" of Long Term Unemployment

Hamilton Nolan · 04/04/14 11:50AM

Long term unemployment is a twofold curse. Not only does it rob a person of their livelihood; it also makes them less likely to be hired again. That should not be the case. Here's a good reminder of why.

Job: Staff Illustrator/Designer

Jim Cooke · 04/03/14 05:00PM

See that generic stock photo at the top of this post? We like to avoid this. So we're looking to fill a position for a staff illustrator/designer.

Hamilton Nolan · 04/03/14 08:06AM

Former Manhattan court stenographer Daniel Kochanski, fired for "repeatedly typing, 'I hate my job, I hate my job' instead of the trial dialogue," is today's working class hero.

Adam Weinstein · 03/18/14 12:15PM

How much does a puppy photographer make? About $750 a week in the DC area, apparently. Get those resumés and portfolios up to date now!

Airline Pilots Get Paid Crap

Hamilton Nolan · 02/12/14 12:01PM

Republic Airways announced this week that it's grounding 27 of its planes due to a "shortage of qualified pilots." Possibly related: many airline pilots get paid jack shit.