←back to thread

Amazon Go

(amazon.com)
1247 points mangoman | 3 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.58s | source
Show context
jtcond13 ◴[05 Dec 16 15:46 UTC] No.13106117[source]▶
Your periodic reminder that 'retail salesperson' is the most common job in America (~4.5 million).

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-10-m...

replies(5): >>13106129 #>>13106162 #>>13106192 #>>13106361 #>>13107893 #
gech ◴[05 Dec 16 15:51 UTC] No.13106162[source]▶
It's just a starter job, people shouldn't rely on them as a career, it's their fault, bootstraps, etc. etc.
replies(6): >>13106229 #>>13106303 #>>13106378 #>>13106467 #>>13106505 #>>13107077 #
1. mabbo ◴[05 Dec 16 16:05 UTC] No.13106303[source]▶
For the large percentage of Americans who don't have a degree or maybe not even a high school diploma, there is no such thing as a 'starter job'- there's just 'a job'. Heck, for a growing proportion of the population the degree doesn't even help.

We in the tech industry would be wise to remember that we live in an incredibly privileged bubble where careers are real things, where it's easy to find new opportunities.

replies(2): >>13106346 #>>13106372 #
2. protomyth ◴[05 Dec 16 16:09 UTC] No.13106346[source]▶
Actually, there are starter jobs for folks without degrees or even a high school diploma. People gain experience and there are plenty of companies that don't hire via a HR checklist. Plenty of people work their way up from cashier to management.

The big danger is external factors that remove those first rungs of work that allow people to climb up.

3. tjr ◴[05 Dec 16 16:11 UTC] No.13106372[source]▶
During college, I worked for about 6 or 7 months in a local supermarket. Seventeen years later, some of my former coworkers are still there.