GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper delivers packages to Amazon customers in the Seattle area, working as part of the company’s Uber-like delivery network.
Read the full report here: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-delivery-driver-like-work-tech-giants-citizen-package-brigade/
More info on Amazon Flex: What it’s like delivering packages for Amazon
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Amazon Flex drivers in Avenel, New Jersey stage walkout to protest corporate efforts to cut costs at workers’ expense
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Amazon says its drones will deliver packages to backyards this year
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Amazon is to start delivering packages by drone this year
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Amazon Is Closing Its Gig Economy Delivery Service in Germany
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Injuries among some Amazon drivers spiked sharply in 2021, new report says
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Injuries among some Amazon drivers spiked sharply in 2021, new report says
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Report: Almost 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers injured last year
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Amazon Is Using Algorithms And A.I. To Terminate Flex Drivers By E-mail
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