return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 9 months agoAmazon hit with $5.9 million fine for violating California labor lawwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down12
arrow-up1268arrow-down1external-linkAmazon hit with $5.9 million fine for violating California labor lawwww.cnbc.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareCybermonk_Taiji@r.nflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoJust to flesh out the context: As of June 10, 2024, Amazon’s daily profit is estimated to be around $1.29 billion, or $53–54 million per hour.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoThat is absolutely insane. Completely bonkers. They’re making more money in one day than most businesses have made over the course of the founder’s entire life, throughout the entire history of the world.
Just to flesh out the context:
That is absolutely insane. Completely bonkers. They’re making more money in one day than most businesses have made over the course of the founder’s entire life, throughout the entire history of the world.