Amazon is not doing this for the benefit of homeless folks. They're in it for the cheap labor and tax breaks, which is fine except that the social safety net in the USA is full of holes.
No one negotiated to keep homeless shelters open so that the workers could actually DO nigh-shift work. No one counseled the workers on the financial implications of "seasonal work" and how small of a grain of salt to take when a company says the temp work "might" become permanent.
I don't blame Amazon, but I do think they were at least naive about the scope of the project and the chance for success given the circumstances of homeless people.
No one negotiated to keep homeless shelters open so that the workers could actually DO nigh-shift work. No one counseled the workers on the financial implications of "seasonal work" and how small of a grain of salt to take when a company says the temp work "might" become permanent.
I don't blame Amazon, but I do think they were at least naive about the scope of the project and the chance for success given the circumstances of homeless people.