Move to DC or quit? Are those my only choices?

[i]Photo above - thinking of relocating from some flyover state to Washington DC? This 800 SF beauty with on street parking is only $700,000. About average for DC. Don't diss it, even though it's only 13 feet wide . . .[/i]

Full disclosure – this writer does not work for Amazon. But she would quit rather than move to DC if given this ultimatum by Amazon. (see link below)

Obviously, Amazon's drivers and pickers won’t be clustering in DC. Or in Seattle, their other option according Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. Jeff isn't in either place at the moment either. He's on his yacht in the Mediterranean, befuddled about why residents of Venice Italy are protesting against his city takeover, for his upcoming wedding in 3 days. When Jeff isn't on his yacht, he’s at his $100 million Florida fortress of solitude. Not Seattle or DC.

Hey, drivers and pickers. Just hang tight. The robots will be coming for your jobs presently. The move or quit memo applies to people like cloud services people. Mid-level managers at MGM holdings. Good Reads. Audible. Zappos. Pill Pack. Whole Foods. Livestreaming Video. Amazon music.

Actually, there’s not enough housing in DC to accommodate all the people who would have to move if Jeff's wishes came true. So clearly, Amazon’s intent is to create a pretext for mass firings, without generating the bad PR that usually comes with firing people. If angry mobs are torching Waymo taxis, imagine the thrilling video in phase 2, when people pivot to Amazon's new robotic warehouse pickers.

Amazon deserves a salute for showing people that department store and big box prices are too high. I've saved a bundle over the past 5 years. Probably 30% of my non-grocery purchases are through Amazon right now. But I’m paying $120 a year for this. Plus $130 for Costco. Plus $15 a month for YouTube. Plus Xfinity, AT&T wireless. WSJ online access. And probably a bunch more. These are all luxuries. I can live without them. And I may soon have to, if rent, electricity, gas and car insurance keep rising. Those I can’t live without.

Jeff, the further your yacht roams from America, the further removed from reality you seem to become. Nobody actually wants to live in DC. Not even you. You're even firing Washington Post workers now . . . where are they supposed to move to?

I’m just sayin’ . . .

Amazon Tells Thousands of Employees to Relocate or Resign

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SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@MarmeeMarch thats the average. the home in the post picture is only 800 SF, with almost no land. That's almost $1000 per SF

Zonuss · 46-50, M

Move to DC

jackjjackson · M

Due to the type of food her parents prefer I began shopping at Whole Foods for her them and now even for me. Not for everything. Believe it or not many items are discounted if you’re an Amazon Prime member including fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Shockingly they have more humans at check outs than Giant or Wegmans or Acme and most times there is. It even anyone in line. For sure I’ve saved money purchasing from Amazon using Best Buy etc as showrooms to see things I want to look at before buying. Plus returning stuff for free easily. What’s not to like. I don’t do Costco. The cable and cell phone bills are outrageous. Having a couple of streaming services is outrageous. I don’t pay for access to online news (really opinion). Al Jazeera is free and to my way of thinking about as impartial as it gets. Shocking right?

I’m amazed every time I am on this site how many folks have iron clad opinions on subjects of all sorts and when asked a few questions it turns out they know absolutely nothing factual about the very subject of which they claim expertise.

SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@jackjjackson i am a prime member, and shop at whole foods at least once a month. it's about 30% more expensive than a mainstream supermarket.

jackjjackson · M

For a lot of things. I buy none of those things there. As as example I switched from skim to almond milk about three years ago and the store and regular brands say the unsweetened has 30 calories for serving. Then I discovered an almond milk product at Whole Foods named Malk. I was suspicious because one serving equals 70 calories and half as much costs the same as a half gallon of what I had been using. Malk has three ingredients in order almonds, filtered watered and Himalayan salt. The regular stuff has around ten including GUM and the first ingredient (the one there is the most of) is “filtered almond water”. That explains the calorie difference and why the Malk has more protein and less is needed per cup of coffee. Interestingly it is sold at the same price at two other supermarkets near me. The same for baked in the store bred. Same priced as other supermarkets less ingredients. All in all I’d say care Amazon and Whole Foods shopping often makes sense. @SusanInFlorida

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