Amazon's HQ2 moving to Northern VA and NYC; 2/14: Amazon pulls out of NYC after public backlash!

[88m3]

Short sighted at best. More overpriced condos incoming.

 

[Jhoon]

I can't tell if this is a good thing or not

Is Bezos doing a masterclass?

 

[Pressure]

Once again I ask

These "jobs" that would be created

Would they have gone to NYers? People from Queens? People from Flatbush? East New York? Brownsville? Crown Heights?

Nope? Yeah I thought so...unless Besos GURANTEED that all hires would be from NY residents who could prove they have lived there for a certain time or something of that nature, fukk outta here

More than likely a majority of the jobs would have gone to qualified workers in NY area.

 

[Jhoon]

More than likely a majority of the jobs would have gone to qualified workers in NY area.

Qualified? What a word.

 

[Pressure]

Qualified? What a word.

That shyt applies to every job. fukk you think they have you interview for.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

More than likely a majority of the jobs would have gone to qualified workers in NY area.

nope, tech companies like amazon attract talent from all over the country. people pick up to move for amazon, google, facebook, apple, etc. jobs. these jobs amazon was touting wasn't going to do anything but bring more highly educated, already high earning (or those with high earning potential - i.e. harvard/stanford/MIT grads) professionals to LIC/Queens. at best it might attract some of those types from other companies who already live in NY, but the types of jobs these were and the pool of talent who would fill them did not warrant the incentives they were being given.

 

[Hood Critic]

I just damn near fell out of my chair @ thinking all of those 25K jobs were going to pay anywhere near that salary range.

 

[Pressure]

nope, tech companies like amazon attract talent from all over the country. people pick up to move for amazon, google, facebook, apple, etc. jobs. these jobs amazon was touting wasn't going to do anything but bring more highly educated, already high earning (or those with high earning potential - i.e. harvard/stanford/MIT grads) professionals to LIC/Queens. at best it might attract some of those types from other companies who already live in NY, but the types of jobs these were and the pool of talent who would fill them did not warrant the incentives they were being given.

I work for a big 3 and I'll respectfully disagree. While it holds true for HQ or the primary campus, it just didn't hold for satellite and other campuses.

You'll see a lot of managers and higher level engineers/PMs/etc move to head up teams, But there will be a large amount of local talent who will be hired on. That will be a mixture of vendors, grads, and people moving back closer to home who moved out west previously.

 

[88m3]

That shyt applies to every job. fukk you think they have you interview for.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Short sighted at best. More overpriced condos incoming.

yeah...cause that area needs development and NYC needs diversification in their economy. More people are leaving the North East.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I just damn near fell out of my chair @ thinking all of those 25K jobs were going to pay anywhere near that salary range.

If even half that number is accurate, bringing 12.5K jobs paying $100,000+ is a major local victory.

 

[wire28]

Bezos on a hell of a losing streak

 

[Pressure]

I just damn near fell out of my chair @ thinking all of those 25K jobs were going to pay anywhere near that salary range.

That's the entire package.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

yeah...cause that area needs development and NYC needs diversification in their economy. More people are leaving the North East.

Oh is that what it needs? Is that what the long time residents of this city need?

More "development"? and "luxury condos"?

fukk you're so out of touch it's scary

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Bezos on a hell of a losing streak

i can't tell who really lost tho...NYC should have renegotiated the deal. Their tax incentives were ridiculous but NYC clearly would have benefited in the long run because it needs more diversity in its economy.