UtterlyUrban Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I think that the whole thing is now little more than a bait-and-switch rope-a-dope. To me it shows how thin the ethics of Amazon actually are as a company and it directly negatively impacts my personal view on Bezos. If this reporting turns out to be true, i will think less of Amazon as a company and will purposely spend less with them in favor of other merchants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 If the whole NYC/DC split turns out to be reality, it's incredibly disappointing. I agree with UtterlyUrban, Amazon wasn't high on my personal list, but wherever they were they dropped even lower. In a way, I can see the business logic behind NYC/DC, but being one who lived in both cities for a short period of time, I can see some potential problems. Sure, both cities have the public transit systems so many were saying Amazon valued, but one (NYC) is falling apart and overcrowded while the other (DC) is simply overcrowded and was never equipped to handle the volume of people the city continues to draw in. From my time living in Reston, VA, traffic was atrocious. My commute to Arlington was at least an hour and 15 minutes each way, and the sad part was taking the Metro only improved things by about 10 minutes, so most days it was the Metro if it wasn't on fire (yes, the Metro catching fire is a thing). And it's fair to complain that the traffic in Houston is frustrating, but at least the infrastructure down here is adequate for the volume of drivers. The highway system surrounding DC is a joke, and it will be a while before it comes anywhere close to where it needs to be. Just imagine the congestion once Amazon comes to town. Furthermore, from a value standpoint, both cities are ridiculously overpriced. Not to toot Houston's horn too much in this post, but I'm able to afford a larger apartment in a nicer area of town now versus what I was able to afford in DC with a roommate, and I'm still paying less with utilities! I know Amazon has many positions that pay well, but even still the presence of the company is only going to drive up the cost of things wherever it is present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Gotta be near the hands they'll grease as they help change our society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 We lost nothing. We gained some awareness - that we are way behind in the New Economy. We also got a nice innovation center and a polishing of a neglected part of Midtown. Thank you Amazon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryGattis Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Amazon HQ2 winners vs. Houston http://houstonstrategies.blogspot.com/2018/11/amazon-hq2-winners-vs-houston.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 7 hours ago, ToryGattis said: Amazon HQ2 winners vs. Houston http://houstonstrategies.blogspot.com/2018/11/amazon-hq2-winners-vs-houston.html This seems like a well-reasoned article to me. thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I hate to bump this thread, but... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/facing-opposition-amazon-reconsiders-ny-headquarters-site-2-officials-say/ar-BBTleNx?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Realistically, what I think this amounts to is amazon threatening to not locate there if NYC doesn't meet their demands. From a civic point of view, Amazon is really looking like a bully here. The thing of it is, this is a climate that we've all endorsed for years as standard policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Wow, I guess Houston is not the only city willing to turn away jobs and billions of dollars. (UT Campus) Interesting to see where this all ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 3:38 PM, samagon said: I hate to bump this thread, but... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/facing-opposition-amazon-reconsiders-ny-headquarters-site-2-officials-say/ar-BBTleNx?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Realistically, what I think this amounts to is amazon threatening to not locate there if NYC doesn't meet their demands. From a civic point of view, Amazon is really looking like a bully here. The thing of it is, this is a climate that we've all endorsed for years as standard policy. They may have been a bully in the whole HQ2 search process, but walking away when the city and state start balking at doing what they agreed to do does not strike me as bullying behavior. There is plenty of egg to cover plenty of faces on this fiasco: Cuomo, DiBlasio, Bezos, and all of their respective staffs and assistants who were involved in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 New York egg: offering so much tax abatement with out consulting with the legislators that would have to approve it Amazon egg: making a huge reality show out of the search, only to end up opening 2 large offices and a medium office (not one big HQ) and then consiolidating it all into one location when there's some push back The sad thing is that the Amazon move was polling at 70% in NYC, it was just loud complaining about the tax abatement. They could have probably negotiated that some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Nope. f Amazon. As a small business owner it pisses me off as more and more of the multi billion dollar companies actually end up getting returns and paying NOTHING. It's about time the people wake up to what has been happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Frankly NYC doesn't need Amazon and now the other 17 cities not chosen for HQ2 get a piece of the 25,000 jobs that were going to go there. Just like with migration, NYC once again helps beef up the rest of the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'm pretty sure they are just going to split those 25,000 jobs between Seattle, Crystal City, and Memphis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 7:01 AM, cspwal said: I'm pretty sure they are just going to split those 25,000 jobs between Seattle, Crystal City, and Memphis That's not what their press release said. All 17 cities will get a bump in jobs coming from this decision. Seattle, DC, and Nashville will probably get larger shares of the 25k, but not everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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