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Amazon Is Testing a 30-Hour, 75% Salary Workweek (washingtonpost.com)

Posted by msmash on from the work-life dept.

Amazon is planning a pilot program in which a select group of workers will need to work for 30 hours a week, instead of the usual 40 to 70 hours, and make 75 percent of the salary + benefits (alternate source). From the report:Currently, the pilot program will be small, consisting of a few dozen people. These teams will work on tech products within the human resources division of the company, working Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with additional flex hours. Their salaries will be lower than 40-hour workers, but they will have the option to transition to full-time if they choose. Team members will be hired from inside and outside the company. As of now, Amazon does not have plans to alter the 40-hour workweek on a companywide level, the spokesman said.

2 of 193 comments (clear)

  1. We Know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This was already posted last week:

    https://it.slashdot.org/story/...

  2. Re:I plan to do this by npslider · · Score: 3, Funny

    Once our new robot overlords do all the jobs, we better hope this is a common arrangement. Otherwise we will be in for difficult times.

    I just saw they are hiring for your job. Funny, it says in the first line of the job description: Only hiring AI

    I snuck in and saw who they were interviewing, I was dumbstruck.

    Clippy Smith
    MS Bob
    Cortana
    Dr. Siri
    AZ Echo
    G. Now

    I suspect it will either be Bob or Clippy. They have the most experience.

    Sorry to bring such bad news.