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[Kachina624]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Amazon has had lay-offs potentially affecting 30,000, trying to streamline their operations.

They may have over-done it.   At the least, they haven't adjusted to the loss of positions.

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@Kachina624 

What?  That's weird. 

Who does lay-offs at the beginning of the holiday season?

Usually retailers need to hire short-term and part-time help.  

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@Tinkrbl44.  I know.  That's what I thought too.

[Kachina624]

@Marp.  They eliminated 14,000 positions affecting about 30,000 people.  Some would have been shift workers, two people in same position, different shifts.

[LdyBugz]

@monicakm  I certainly will continue to use Prime.  I just wish I knew if some of the gift orders will arrive in time so I can I plan accordingly and either order elsewhere or shop locally.

[LdyBugz]

@monicakm. You beat me to it!  I was just going to post this.....

[LdyBugz]

@Marp  Even if most of the layoffs were corporate middle management, the affects can trickle down the ladder.  I've been living through it at my place of employment for a year now.  With no one "in charge", no one knows how to make a decision or solve a problem or wants that responsibility, so things go awry.  

I have never seen issues with orders like this in my area in all the years I've used Amazon.  I can only guess that the layoffs affected the warehouses in my area.  

[Tinkrbl44]

I'm guessing it's not just about the positions eliminated, but also your proximity to Amazon warehouses.

I live in the Greater Los Angeles area, and we have about 5 warehouses in the region.  If one warehouse doesn't have something I want, I'm sure the others probably do.

[Venezia]

Well, my issue isn't with Amazon, but it is with the post office.

I ordered a Kuhn Rikon kitchen item on 11/30.  It apparently shipped on 12/2 and it made it from Virginia to NJ on 12/6.

And, as of today, it's in the Opa Locka FL distribution center!!!

I'm in New England.  I hate to tell the post office, but they're going in the wrong direction!  Where next?  Cuba???

I'll be amazed if I get it in a week or two.  It reminds me of the time this past year that they sent a package that was a couple hours away, clear across the country to the midwest. Then sent it on a magical, mystery tour back to me.

There is no rhyme or reason to the incompetence sometimes.

[Grade1Teach]

Yes, Amazon has been off on their shipping in recent months.

We are Prime Members and our items often take longer than the 2 days to get here.  We often get notifications saying certain items have been delayed.

However, there are plenty of times when we get same-day delivery, which is also crazy to me.  All in all, it beats the shipping time of most companies out there.

[ID2]

Yep I definitely noticed a delay in shipments. We are very rural and we just got Amazon deliveries a year ago. Things always take a few more days but lately everything is 7-10 deliveries.

[Largoman]

The 30,000 layoffs are all corporate positions, not line working people. They wouldn't

have an effect on shipping and deliveries.