Amazon is hiring for the holiday season, and a quick search in any region of the United States will present job seekers with nearly 50 delivery jobs in their area on any given day. But Rudolf’s nose is pointing to the way. And that can mean no money for presents and special holiday meals. For those without a college degree, this is devastating, as the competition for work-from-home jobs leaves them out of work for months. According to the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021 report, pandemic-induced global shortfall in jobs, relative to 2019 are projected to be in a shortfall of 75 million (down from 144 million in 2020).

As the pandemic wreaks havoc on employment, it’s not looking any better, as world-wide employment scarcity is projected to continue through 2022. “Drivers blame Amazon’s routing software for making their days unnecessarily long,” the article stated, adding that drivers would have to double back to a block late in their shift that they’d visited earlier in the day, for instance, and would be directed to take frequent left turns, crossing busy streets on food to make multiple deliveries at one stop. The article attributed the job dissatisfaction to a number of problems with Amazon’s delivery model, including trouble finding bathrooms, inefficient routing and navigation, and too many stops resulting in safety concerns.

According to an article in CNN Business, Amazon thrived during the pandemic, delivering 2.3 billion more of its own packages in 2020 compared to 2019, but their drivers were not feeling jolly with their jobs.

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