Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
An inside look at how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built one of the largest and most influential economic forces in the world - and the cost of Amazon’s convenience.
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Jeff Bezos is not only the richest man in the world, he has built a business that is without precedent in the history of American capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is unrivaled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon - and how to rein in Bezos’ power - FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.
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While Elon Musk over promising and under delivering over priced products using government subsidies to well earning people, Bezos makes product affordable for everyone.
1:37:30 Wow… Why didn’t that reporter call that representative of Amazon out on seemingly bribing the Mayor & Governor of New York?! The Governor & Mayor supporting it but the people not supporting it is just sus af!
I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.
I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I’d suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes.
@@Mathilda-Adele That's actually quite impressive, I could use some Info on your FA, I am looking to make a change on my finances this year as well
@@LatifahLawal My advisor is Victoria Carmen Santaella
You can look her up online
@@Mathilda-Adele The crazy part is that those advisors are probably outperforming the market and raising good returns but some are charging fees over fees that drain your portfolio. Is this the case with yours too?
If you ever listen to anything while reading comments, let it be this go to borlest and read the forbidden money books, then come back and thank me.
Investing in the stock market has HISTORICALLY provided higher returns than other forms of investment. According to Morningstar, the average annual return for the S&P 500 index, which measures the performance of 500 large-cap stocks, was approximately 10% from 1926 to 2020.
Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over $610k just in a matter of weeks/couple months, so I think there are a lot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.
please who is the consultant that assist you with your investment and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch with them?
please who is the consultant that assist you with your investment and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch with them?
Fiduciary counselors have access to exclusive information and data sources that aren't available to the broader public. By heeding the guidance of my fiduciary counselor ,Aileen Gertrude Tippy I managed to generate earnings exceeding $820,000 during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. I have high expectations for continued success.
I just looked up Aileen online and researched her accreditation. She seem very proficient, I wrote her detailing my Fin-market goals and scheduled a call.
Great video but please make more of ones to enlighten people. I stumbled upon someone complaining in your comment section about loosing job and seeking for help. Having multiple income sources is very crucial to financial growth.
Ideal words. Investments have always been the best alternative; having multiple investments increases your benefits and provides you with other revenue streams.
I realized the benefits of investing. My source of income had previously been my job. But I lost my job when the pandemic started and I had to live with the little I had in my savings which really affected my plans.
This is exactly what I'm talking about. For the past four years, my income has never been dependent on any firm or work place, because I chose to invest and the more money I get the more I seek for new investment opportunities.
Unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security. So I really appreciate John Joseph's transparency and help on my trades.
I came across this name John Joseph when I was really looking to start up some investments. But I wasn't given much information about him.
This dude laughing maniacally while wielding giant robot arms is literally the closest we’ll get to Lex Luthor.
Elon musk has entered the chat
holy shit fuck yeah . how does this post have just 8 likes so far
So Elon Musk as Iron Man vs Jeff Bezos as Lex Luthor?
or lex luger,for that matter.
i was literally gonna say the same thing LOL now i just wonder who's superman...
The fact that the very last words spoken in this video is "this video is also available on Amazon prime video" says everything that needs to be said...
Hello
it doesnt really matter when its on here for free but i get what u mean
It’s not a bad thing though … amazon isn’t everywhere . You have plenty of options . Bezos is doing great work , he started from nothing and has great principles . This article was unbiased and very good . And the people speaking on amazons behalf did a great job .
@@trippytreereviews7687 i read that more as why would Amazon judge themselves on their own platform
That's the whole point, Amazon owns everything. Soon, you won't see exposes likes this.. Free asssange
This is my sixth time in the last two years or so watching this documentary, and I still think it is the best, so far, comprehensive film work to put together what it means to have an online life.
What have u done with ur life these last two years lol?
@@Somereasonstolive people can watch a video more than once? impossible!
Jeff has made it I need to make it too but in my trade I keep loosing in real trade but win in Demo. Should I give up on Trade? What should I do? How may I do better? What I'm I doing incorrectly?
here is my problem I have been making losses trying to make trade. I thought to trade demo is just like the real..can anyone help me out or at least tell me on what to do.
I always advice new members to have an orientation on how it works before getting involved. Trade offers more benefits than just holding.
Kate Floretta in stagram
Kate Floretta Face book
Google "katefxfloretta" anywhere take classes and learn to trade.
Lol at the post credits “this video is also available on Amazon Prime Video”
LoL Amazon is everywhere. 😅😅😅
Ironic
The "Buy" button has disappeared though.
Joe Nisanov They mentioned in the video about Frontline being on Amazon, genius.
Lol Jeff is on a idc roll and plus how u want it now or tomorrow
the reporter is doing a good job by not judging but to let everyone of us getting his own judgement, that's true journalism....
Perfectly put. journalism is not about throwing conclusions and judgments, it's only about telling the facts. Sadly this true nature of journalism is rarely seen.
I'd guess that few people would change their mind about Amazon or Bezos after watching this. They'll keep it either positive or negative. Incidentally this video seems to be on Amazon Prime.
you can not judge, but show interview with "right" people to show company as you want to.
And then at the end they said this video is available on Amazon Prime, lol.
@@juliamarshall3175 that's interesting how so?
in my town amazon was looking to build a distribution warehouse on a piece of unoccupied land. the homes near the site aggressively protested against it for a number of reason, mostly increased traffic on that street. this is a street i take to work quite often and would see their big lawn signs encouraging people to vote NO to the building construction. this went on for probably 6 months. every week some of these signs were blocked from view..... by standing amazon delivery vans delivering packages to the very same people protesting against the buildings construction, which, ironically caused traffic back ups on that street.
Sounds like your community lost an opportunity for a lot of solid and stable jobs.
PLEASE ADVISE . I was told to spread my savings across different things like stocks and bonds to protect my retirement.with the everything being shaky,I'm considering going into Trade.?
I HAVE INCURRED SO MUCH LOSS TO TRADE ON MY OWN,I TRADE WELL ON DEMO BUT I THINK THE REAL TRADE IS MANIPULATED.
You are absolutely right. I have same issue loosing in real trade but win in Demo.I think about giving up sometimes.
I always advice new members to have an orientation on how it works before getting involved. Trade offers more benefits than just holding.
She Trade for Celebrities & could Mentor you.
you must have these things in mind 1. Have a long term mindset. 2. Be willing to take *risk*. 3. Be careful, if you're not spending to earn back, then stop spending. 4. Never claim to know - Ask questions and it's best you work with an assistant.
The interviewer in this documentary did a great job - asking hard questions to proponents of both sides of Amazon. Top notch journalism - thank you for posting PBS.
That's exactly what I'm saying. Forget amazon for a minute, excellent video.
Ask JB who is really funding him. Puff puff.
Fact
But Frontilne show is made by amazon
@@gabrielmarquezini ?????
Americans in the 1970s : "Careful with phone calls the feds could be wiretapping you" Americans in 2020: "Wiretap what's the weather like today"
Facts
More like 2020 Americans: Oh, Big Tech admitted AI in smartphones can read my thoughts! I think we need to STOP them... Wait, I better be careful what I think.
Thats ironically DEEP
Matt S 😂
People complain until they need Alexa's help.
Now the ETF is approved, institutions will need to buy Bitcoin for their ETF. There will be marked increase in demand, can i get in and still make profits? i have set aside $250k to get fully invested this year
Yes of course you still can. Reminds me of the guy who bought bitcoin in like 2011 and everyone was calling him a chump, then the market boomed and after a few years and he made a killing, whereas many people got burnt because they doubted.
The only issue you might have is the fear of missing out, just like everyone else. A good number of people discredit the effectiveness of financial advisors in exploring new markets, but over the past 10years I’ve had a financial advisor consistently restructure and diversify my portfolio/expenses and I’ve made over $3million in gains… might not be a lot but i'm financially secure.
Thats massive gains! mind sharing details of your adviser please? I’ve started gaining more cash flow with my employment and looking at putting money into stocks and alternative assets that can help fuel my money goal
Aileen Gertrude Tippy, is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
I just googled her and I'm really impressed with her credentials; I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get. I just scheduled a caII.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="74">1:14</a>:36 Correcting the word "listen" with the word "detect", was incorrect on the Amazon employee's side and was done at least twice in this documentary. To "detect" insinuates that the device would be obtaining information from "other methods/other senses" not just listening. But to my knowledge the device isn't looking at you, it's not touching you, it's not scanning your body with a heatmap & trying to read your lips. It is in fact LISTENING, which was the correct choice of word description.
This reporter exudes a quiet confidence, he knows the topic, and demands the answers in a non confrontational way, covering all angles, excellent journalism
He never asked him where he got his books.
@@MukoroJr Had no idea there was an issue with where he got his books, could you say ?
Looked very transparent and biased in the questions. No two sided interviews, and leading questions. Looks to be mediocre journalism tbh...
@@23sam42 - I disagree, the opposing party did excellently in fielding the questions, and concerns, I think they both held their own very well
@@deidradahl2802 I just with they had some people (3rd party) speak to the positives of the company, instead of trying to make flaws of capitalism seem exclusively an Amazon issue. I'm no Amazon loyalist, but the whole time all I could think of was how all of this is "status quo"
I love how in the last minutes of the documentary it says “ this program is also available on amazon prime video” 😂
Ummm yeah we don’t know what to trust now a days. 😅😂
haha, ikr, i don't think Amazon is such a big deal though, I think its like a more expensive version of ebay and all other retail kind of business. I don't really buy from amazon, I buy from target, and for my clothes I buy from like abercomrbie and stuff, depop, etc.
Amazon promo
1:52:50
I like good investments like the next guy: but the money you make < way of life in society. I mean if a business can influence your infrastructure : political or otherwise. You would think everybody would like to keep checks and balances.... Just saying.
I have never understood a business strategy better than i understand this. As long as the federal government is involved, Amazon is unstoppable. They will literally never fail.
how did you arrive at that conclusion? genuinely curious, not trying to antagonize you.
Thank you both so much, tucker is the world to me, Poso you are now right next to him. Thank you so much. I missed him on camera. I wish news would clean up their act.
this documentary guy has literally the best possible voice for his job
I agree
It sounds like he's the voice for The Most Interesting Man in the World beer commercials, too.
@c c this man is a legend 🙌
@@iainl9725 might be the same guy
@c c hahahaha YESSS
The more I listened to this documentary the more I was able to see and hear the real Amazon. Certain responses given by the CEO let me know that they couldn't care less about their employees. Just because someone shows up to a job everyday doesn't mean they like it. Some people work because they are trying to take care of their family. There are all sorts of reasons why people stay and people leave. This CEO is so out of touched with the employees but he doesn't care. These men are driven by results. If you can't do it, they will find someone who can because they think that they are powerful enough to dictate outcomes. Simply put, their evil. In their minds they are good guys, but they are totally detached from reality. They only see numbers.
The rebuttal to that is the size of the population
He takes credit for everything. All the blood, sweat, and tears of every employee. Modern day pharaoh whipping people to get his pyramid built.
Well put!
Yep I agree it’s hard asf making 25 an hr delivering packages with a gps
@@Freshprankstv1 Are you hating on delivery people?
Love Will Lyman, the top in narration and presentation. Keep it up Will! 😁
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
All i want is MONEY!!!!
"My precious" gets deeper meaning
@@richardwere4487 Oftentimes money and power are synonymous.
oh man. this is one of the best quotes.
@Karen Patterson agreed
As an Amazon seller, I can honestly say that that they don’t care about us. They invite you to sell on their platform and when you find items to resell or even have them manufactured, they gather this data and then go,directly to the manufacturer and undercut you and you are stuck with inventory you can no longer sell at a profit. With time you have to learn to time it and get in and get out before Amazon takes you out.
Corporate demons.
And get off of their platform and don't partner up with it period simple. Stop your crocodile tears
Todd Tarter so if you hate injustice and corruption you should leave the country? If I hate the price that the ONLY power company charges I should live off the grid? If I hate the customer service In my only super market in town I should shop in the one the next town over? Did you not watch the video? Amazon is still growing and will not only be online retailer but so much more....
@@respinoza89 It always surprises me how many people there are with this "just toughen up mentality". It feels like a combination of privilege and lack of empathy.
of course they don't care, all they care about is power
absolutely incredible State of the City!!!! Keep it up Wu!
this helped a lot. thanks
The irony of the people watching this on Amazon prime 😂😂
hahahahah Im crying laughing over here!!!!
I actually love the service.
Not on prime
“The devil doesn't come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you've ever wished for". How's your high street and community doing?.
Yeah, i hate it when things change. Remember when we could all go down to the colosseum on a Saturday afternoon and watch people fight to the death and get fed to lions. Good times man, why do things have to change?
I'M AN OIL MAN, U SEE.
The devil wears a suit and tie
@@NotPoodle you dont see whats happening culturally, politically, globally... We are on the brink because the gov and big corporations have baisically merged. And Mussolini called it facism when he invented it. The global establishment is wining
@@samantharondeau4580 I do see. I see a time when we are more at peace than any time in history. A time when even the average household has a better quality of life than the British Royal family did just a few generation ago. if I gave you a dice to roll for which human being that has ever lived you would be, what are the chances you would be better off than you are now? Effectively 0. I do see and im fucking greatful!
You know it’s bad when I emailed my congresswoman last month over the same concerns and now I find this video
Love your direct delivery.
Props to the interviewer - James Jacoby for asking real questions.
Yes
One thing I always hate, they call them "jobs creators", not "jobs controllers". It's not like stuff was not being sold and shipped by people before, Amazon did not create new jobs, it changed who was controlling and benefiting from those sales and shipping jobs.
@@Felddagryph Amazon's platform has allowed many retailers to reach millions MORE customers than was possible in a brick and mortar, so Yes, New jobs have been created.
@@blove142 more customers does NOT mean more employees, it means more production. I worked for Amazon and they just pushed people to the breaking point. And it certainly means less small businesses
All I saw was one sided questions and reporting on one biased account... But I guess that's journalism!?
this documentary starts off like the origin of a supervillian.
Well they did compare him to Darth Vader at one point...
haile 89 seriously! They really get you going in the first 30 seconds
ah because it is heh heh the real lex luthor.
Yeah. You can tell right up front that it's going to be totally objective, no conclusions reached/suggested/intimated, lol.
Especially with that laugh as he's controlling the robot arms
I live near an international airport that just finished an Amazon extension for receiving air freight: In sub-10 degree weather Amazon workers were standing at the side of the road at 6AM with signs protesting in the middle of the winter about 2 years ago. I don't think people wanna come to work if they'd rather protest in freezing conditions.
Thanks for the documentary
Wow, this is on TV right now. Kudos for releasing it at the same time on YT. I wish more companies would get the hint & do this!
Google owns KZhead! We see so many ads now that we want to puke. The attack on us wee little "citizens" is from all sides.
@@Anthony-hu3rj get a Chromecast ultra no ads or just one on rare occasion or with certain channels but far far less
@@AK88. if you want the hassle of having to cast everything to the Chromecast. No thanks. While the ability to cast is nice, having it be the only option for a streaming device is awful.
Anthony send me your email address bro I’ll give you a KZhead premium account. It’ll be my pay it forward moment of the day.
PBS is a non-profit entity whose motivation is to provide informative content to the American public.
I find myself simultaneously disliking and admiring Bezos. He's brilliant, forward-thinking, data-driven, and absolutely ruthless.
BOYCOTT
Honestly. On one hand you're scared of his wealth and power, and on the other hand he's leading space research (along with SpaceX) and looking to the future.
@@neilchaturvedi SpaceX is evolution you're delusional
Relentless is the word
he is a falseidol just like the rest
I have tried to buy stuff from amazon but they try to upsell you and shipping is too high unless you are prime member that I dont want
It is a great video thanks for the great information and well delivered. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Notice there's no ads when watching this. Keeps you watching
I fell asleep to it lol but when I woke up and finished it now I am freaking out I had no idea Bezos had gotten so out of control!
It also is just a very fucking good documentary
@@davidmostertvlogs1319 I enjoyed it.
@@Meetmeinmyheadatmidnight I notice there is no ad's on any you tube videos thanks to uBlock Origin ... Me +1 Charisma ... You +1 Wisdom.
It is a PBS documentary🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
The breadth of this documentary called this to mind: "Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything"--B. Springsteen
This is the largest problem (in my opinion) that exists with humanity.
Springsteen is a big phony, whatever he says, is fake...listen to Bezos, he knows how to make stuff happen...
You guys should worry about apple
Solomon wrote a book called "Ecclesiastes" that addressed this issue about 3000 years ago.
Springsteen is a marxist idiot
Bought your new book, Mark. Going to visit the folks in Florida for a week so I’ll knock it out there. I’ve handed my Dad all the rest after I’m done. He’ll also get to read the new one. Looking forward to it.
The pandemic was a gold mine for Bezos.
While some people cry, other people sell napkins... agree?
Made 13 billion, dollars I think.
@@DMWBN3 nice
Mr Watto LOL. He made that the day Amazon announced Q2 earnings.
They're all connected...one hand washes the other. Being the wealthiest man in the world is not a coincidence. Keep people distracted, docile, immobilized, and you can control the money and the people. ...funny thing...just 15 years ago I said it was impossible to control both... ...I was wrong.
It's not just about your customers. It's also about your workforce. I've worked for Amazon and it was hell on earth. Treat your employees better.
Dank Memeza. Thank you so much for your post. I left a post at the top of this page. I see you view Amazon like I do. For that I really appreciate your honesty. Your right Dank. Treat Your Employees Better. Amen.
If you were an employee in Amazon, you wouldn't been commenting here and sure as hell won't have the name "Dank Memeza".
@@alecdorasandler6690 - Congratulations! You win the prize for the most pointless and non-informative comment on the thread! Well done you!!!🙄
Then just don't work there. It's as simple as that. Just treat it like a temp. stream of income. Nobody is forcing you to work there, be happy that they create job opportunities.
@@TheRobbeGee are you proud of being this servile?
Creating a company like that needs a lot of strong to complete that
Efficiency is the worst thing to happen to the workplace. The second companies were told about how much money they could make by cutting limbs at every opportunity, the moment companies started a very bad path for workers. I’m all for productivity, I am all for discouraging laziness and shortcuts in the workplace, but keeping tabs on employees every step and having time quotas for everything is beyond stressful.
Well produced and edited. Thank you for providing this for free online PBS. I appreciate your quality journalism.
It's not free. It's viewer supported and tax-payer funded. Donald has been cutting funding to PBS. Vote for and encourage politicians to continue to fund PBS.
@@snowballeffect7812 actually, disagree....if true independent journalism is what's desired, then preferable to not have it dependent on Govt. Better to have it dependent on and accountable to people directly. So Give to PBS. If mass numbers of people gave just a small ammt. there would be no need for Govt. or Corporate funding eliminating completely effects of conflict of interest.
@@bradhicks4057 The majority of funding comes from the government. Good luck trying to get people to voluntarily fill that massive gap in funding. There are no conflict of interests. The government isn't supposed to change funding based on whether PBS portrays them well or not. Hold your politicians to a minimum standard.
@@snowballeffect7812 yeah....depends on exactly what considering.....The Corp. for Public Broadcasting is about 95% Govt $, Local Stations get $ from CPB and Viewer, Foundations, Corporate contributions so PBS as a whole is roughly 50/50 Govt (Fed, state, local) and non govt. I did wrongly think the Govt. % was much less though. Regarding conflicts of interest.... to think politicians just would never do anything not "supposed" to do like punish their critics or be influenced by the interests that fund campaigns would be naive.
@@bradhicks4057 Is it so naive? PBS has consistently done wonderful work, as has NPR, relatively speaking. There are usually not many topics that would totally alienate the government as a whole to the point where every legislature would be OK totaly de-funding PBS. In any case, it doesn't seem very much like PBS gets told what they can and can't broadcast, but perhaps that is also naive. Maybe PBS could be even better, but there's really no mechanism to fund it through donations. The US people just don't care enough.
"We are not even treated like robots, we are data." customers and employees alike.
Why we got to vote Bernie and strengthen unions. Humans before convenience
Customer ecstasy
@@Diplomastronaut Bernie Sanders supported the Sandinistas when there was mounting evidence that they were detaining an murdering political dissidents on mass. He did this because they were socialists; he openly praised the "peoples revolution" because it aligned with his political narrative. I don't think Bernie cares terribly about humans over political convenience at least.
That's a great Idea.
I had a complaint against amazon and the employee I spoke to sorry messaged said so sorry and remember I am a customer too!!!!
I love Amazon! My kindle, Grocery and Prime. I know people who worked in the warehouse. Some said it was hard, but never did warehouse work before, but they liked the pay.
Their services and products are top notch, we all agree on that. Problem is: they have been using their might and direct access to information to wipe out competition, in an obviously unfair and machiavellian way. They should stick to strive on being efficient, and not strive on abusing of their power.
World’s Best Leader in business ever!I will earn my way to work for him and create a major contribution of additional creative thinking
Kevin Spacy would be perfect actor to play Bezo.
Google Correction: Did you mean: *Kevin Spacey*
YES! There was an awesome bio-documentary type film years ago in the 1990s called pirates of silicon valley that showed the early rise of Apple and Microsoft from the perspective of Bill Gates and Steve jobs. Encourage you to check it out but your casting choice for Bezo is spot on.
Lol
Kevin Beacon!
Kevin Spacey already played Lex Luthor :)
I really like the Guy he tries to give the best to the consumers!
Insightful
I wonder what percentage of the people giving negative comments about Amazon here have a prime account
Amazon can shove Prime. I can't go near the site without them trying to ram it down my throat.
Probably a lot...just like many people are concerned about the environment and climate change but will not stop having children and eating meat. We're all hypocrites and selfish bastards! That's why racism is always a crutch for a lot of people you don't have to think nor look in the mirror.
@QTee Thank you, I like to support local business too.
@Morgoth Bauglir Here is Amazon customer support, we have to inform you that your order of the one ring to rule them all has been canceld. Because of your negative review of our company.
@@mjohnson1741 Africa alone is set to add a billion people to its population by the end of the century if not 2050 at the earliest. It makes zero sense to not eat meat or have children. You should live your life to the fullest and not deprive yourself of anything because the coastline is gonna go inland decades after your dead in the ground. Definitely agree with the racism bit though, especially in regards to Antifa and the Left wingers.
My son went from working hard on a hay farm to being a package driver for Amazon for one dollar more an hour. He loved it at first but that love quickly wore off. As he kept making his delivery time goals each week, they kept pushing him more and more without any bonuses. It was never good enough. He was working 12 hour shifts. He was exhausted, going up flights up stairs carrying packages daily. The better he was, they more they worked him until he completely gave out. Once he tripped on a step snd he was terrified to tell management so he wouldn't get yelled at n get a mark against him or get fired. I cleaned his elbow and super glued his elbow skin together and put butterfly stitches on it and sent him back to work. A year later, after 2 years of no raises, tighter goals to meet, no recognition for safety, and reaching his goals, he gave up n quit.
how old is your son?
Km That happend to my Son as well, except his arm fell off. So we sued Amazon for Armed Robbery.💪
Who the heck can blame the poor guy!!
What people don’t realize is that you cannot continually improve and grow as a company without having employee turnover. At Amazon, they have obviously realized that they MUST have high turnover to keep improving and growing. Why? Human beings want comfort and stability. When humans are comfortable, they like staying comfortable. A comfortable organization, just like a comfortable person, will stop improving. You cannot improve your abilities and talents without discomfort. So, Amazon realized that every human has a limit, and that people will leave when they reach that limit. It’s a simple factor that Amazon has accepted and built into its business model. It sucks for the burned out employee, but there are 100 people waiting to take every employee’s position. Especially the positions that require little talent or skill (like driving, sorting packages, pushing buttons and pulling levers). Keeping people in those positions for 5-10 years isn’t realistic so rather than struggling to make employees stay, Amazon sees it as a natural process and they’ve set up their business to account for natural human behavior. As soon as the high turnover positions and work can be done by AI and robots, there will be no more of those jobs. Right now it’s just cheaper to cycle people through those positions, accepting that people will leave after an average of __ months on the job. If people want a comfy place to work, they shouldn’t choose to work for any of the most successful organizations in the world.
Sounds like a corporation.
Very interesting, loved it!
Great job frontline hit all the angles and leave nothing on the table for discussion
Interviewer: How much of the internet do you run? Jeff: Yes.
me: how many times have you read this joke on the comment section ? anyone: yes
He went from pudgy geek to steroid and stem cell infused HGH super villain.
From A to Z...AmaZon
@@DanielCoutoF You've never retold a joke? C'mon man no one likes the joke nazi.
@@sombrecynic4966 retelling different from spamming
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2880">48:00</a> I sometimes think they can deliver slowly, like for certain products which can take a week. :)
Amazing documentary
Listening to the answers that Amazon's execs give, it seems like they were trained for months by a Legal team. Every sentence is properly weighed before they speak it out.
revant - Man they sure sound dishonest...
Yeah. Imagine the insanity of thinking before you speak?! The absolute horror!?
Amazon is very careful about the image it portrays and the words used to describe itself.
@DaAlski78520 🤣🤣🤣🤣
trained in the art of bullshit
I honestly never understood why people feel comfortable with Alexa in their homes.
Because they have seen the characters in their favorite TV series using it on screen
Because your phone is already doing the same thing.
I mean you have a phone... You are on youtube ... To say alexa is worse than a phone is absurdly naive
She always wishes I have a nice day...... thats why. I know its fickle....
i am comfortable af
Excellent piece of journalism. Watching it, I was amazed at how simillar a lot of the themes were to documentaries of Carnegie and Vanderbilt! Amazon keeps using the phrase "obsessed with our customers" --- seems appropriate, because they actually do seem a bit obsessed -- like stalkers wanting to know everything about us and capture all of our data. The documentary makes good points about the "listening devise" alexa. I didn't know it was inspred by Bazos' love of Star Trek TOS. But the world he is creating is more comparable to Caprica (Battlestar prequil) than Star Trek. Finally, I saw an interview with Bezos on the Lex Fridman podcast, and he comes across as an innocent philanthropist with nothing but good in his heart. Now I'm thinking, ha ha ha (evil cackle).
I’ve worked for an Amazon fulfillment center 2 different times around Christmas for extra money. There’s Isn’t a single job in those warehouses that’s “physically hard work”. I never once left there feeling physically exhausted and pretty sure I never broke a sweat. This was in early winter, but it was also in South Carolina. I think people confuse mental exhaustion with physical exhaustion, but working there was definitely mentally exhausting for me personally. The structured workflow process necessary for a company with that amount of product volume is one that “feels” very overbearing in nature, especially for this extremely soft and fragile society we’ve created in this country. Come work in a hay field here in SC during the summer for a week and Amazon will seem like a Caribbean vacation!
Hayfields don’t have ridiculous quotas and require greater and greater output.
Why don't you apply for USPS and see how you feel after delivering all the shit?!?!
This was a surprisingly well done documentary. I went from zero, knowing nothing about Amazon to 60, feeling like I had some insight into the company and the man behind it. Thanks.
@@rhumbatron2912 Are you the king of the non-sequitor?
surprising? it's Frontline.. they are always will done
GOSH I FUCKING HATECORPORATEMEDIA With passion. "Amazon Empire" SlaveEmpire is more like it. In US they pay 8/hr for drivers. HollyfuckingShit.That's slavery. And PBS is trying to normalize what is going on as if it it's the right thing. I absolutelyFcukingHAte AmericanCorporatePharmaceuticals, bankers, and everyone after who's on topNazis
@@samlsd9711 take your skitzo pills bro
...and your opinion after watching?
For ONE person to have that much power and influence on so many aspects of our economy and lives should scare the hell out of each and every person on the planet.
Does anyone else get tired of being told to be afraid of anything and everything? Or is it just me?
@@Erin-bd6jg just you, dude.
@@Erin-bd6jg The power of Bezos and Amazon on the political and economic fronts worldwide, really isn't like being told to be afraid of a mouse or a car crash or falling in the bathtub while taking a shower.
Shut up
@@ajislander you’ve got the right idea, but the people around you are rarely receptive. They live in a television bubble of controlled belief, and inbred tendency towards denial of reality. People are sheep and will not see past mob mentality. Critical Thinking is a rare spark in the populace. Carpe Diem only works for some of us. You are one. I woke up in 1970 with the first Earth Day 🌎 My mentor was Carl Sagan. My education was Star Trek. The reality is that William Shatner got fat and played a narcissistic lawyer in his last acting days. The Pale Blue Dot will be my only home, and I’m going to try exploring what I love about it before the 9 and 10 billion over populated masses cause extinctions of the lesser animals and use up all its Rescources. Bezos and Trump are merely the symptoms of the behavior of the zombie- like automatons that are The Masses.
Great video
Thank you
What made this documentary so outstanding was simply one thing: the excellence of the interviewer. His questions were on point, tough and brilliantly posited to the interviewees. Excellent job; well done!
I remember people talking about Jeff Bezos' keen interest in middle school boys in Bloomington, IN during the 1990s. The reason for his baldness is relatively apparent. Justin, housemate of Levi Thomas and Dana in Bloomington, IN in 2004 was stated as his nephew. Justin also hung around with Jason Graham and Kaylan Randolph at the time. Many of the bios on the web are fabrications and more closely resemble marketing. Apparently the world is satisfied with Bezos, Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Chad Hurley and other good luck clowns.
I see it says one reply but I can't see it so what's KZhead up to?
Now it should say two replies but it only says one once I post this it'll say two but there should be three where's the first one?
Still says one KZhead sucks too
@@annaarrowood9778 i get that sometimes too
I have never bought a single product from Amazon and never will!
Whaaaaaaaat? You must be broke,I can only imagine! No disrespect 🤝
Your missing out, especially during this pandemic.
I hear you. I have not bought anything in Amazon for several years now.
At last someone who sees what’s going on
Robyn. At last someone who sees what going on
You would think that with all the money Amazon makes they would better equip their warehouses with technology and machinery to help their employees work safely and more efficiently around the warehouse. Thank you for the documentary.
I don’t think people understand what capitalism is. The point is to WIN.
“This video is also shown on Amazon Prime Video” ~Frontline on PBS Well played, Bezos
Exactly.
no no no ---- he has said many many many times that big conglomerates or companies SHOULD BE scrutinised so as to anticipate issues someone from the outside can see that he cannot see. He said it in his interview in India and other places. The one fear about Amazon is if anyone other than Bezos is put in charge of it. Imagine Trump at the head of this empire!! Not that he would have the vision and work ethic, but if he were put in charge or manage to take over, a person like Trump, a true megalomaniac, would use it for evil. Bezos won at capitalism, that is the system he was born in to play, not his fault. But he would have won in ANY system he played in.
@empbac Winners and driven people... well, that's what they do in ANYTHING they do, they persist and they win. The hardest part for these types is to decide WHAT to do that is worthwhile because they know that it'll take YEARS to achieve. Thats HOW I know this. I can ask YOU the opposite question, How do you know he wouldn't??
GGR TheMostGodless lmfao Trump is that far into your head? That’s really sad.
GGR TheMostGodless You do have a point about “winners” and persistence
Inspiring & kinda terrifying
How the hell is that inspiring?
@Isaac Fernandez but why inspiring? He is the product of a sick, sick society that allows disgusting levels of wealth to be amassed by a tiny group of individuals, giving them unprecedented levels of leverage and undemocratic power, and depriving society of access to the very basics of life. That should not 'inspire' anyone!
Totally agree, it inspires to build and believe on your projects and illusions.
Cant wait for the wheels to fall off it, or it take a knock and throw everyone into space! Stick to websites!
@@kenbar4761 it's inspiring that someone built such an empire and yes he had help but he did it in our lifetime.
very good journalism!
Tuesday tickle in the new year 🎉.
Bezos is so patient and naturally shrewd, it’s scary. Then, as you continue watching, you begin to realize and understand just how much this one corporation is tied into everyone’s everyday life. Then it’s really scary.
My husband and I were saying that you could basically never leave your house and have every need met with this company, including food
He's not real? He obviously a creation of the NWO, the CIA, or some other type of secret society / cult!
That fits perfect to a serial killer! Many employees of him did die on the work floor because of working stress!
@o- Not everyone. When the guy came to my door offering a free "RING" I said no. There's no ALEXA, I can turn my own lights. I have never ordered anything through AMAZON. I still go to manufacturer's and distributor's websites and order from them. Sadly though my my wife has a KINDLE . For a man concerned about the earth I can't believe it sells such a piece of dreck. When the battery goes dead and won't recharge any longer you just throw it away and buy a new one. I think she's on her fourth one. In case you've pegged me as a Luddite let me dispel that notion. I'm an electronics technician and a computer tech. I had a company for over 30 years that designed computer networks. I am not anti-technology. But I am anti-monopolist robber baron. This guy Bezos makes Rockefeller, Morgan, Gould, Firestone, Edison, Vanderbilt etc. look like kids selling lemonade from a stand. We can only hope he finally runs into the antitrust laws.
Only if you let it. Personally, I do shop on Amazon some, but don't have Alexa, Ring, Prime or any of those other "life accelerating products created by Amazon. Nor do I have FB, Insta, Twitter or any daily mainstream social media except YT. And yes, I'm aware even with that little bit of presence, I'm still monitored, but my life is still somewhat algorithm free and somewhat in my control unlike so many people who are so "bought in". You are right though it's scary..
The stock market rally started Thursday strong but reversed solidly lower, undercutting the lows of the prior few days. It's a reason to be cautious in the very short term. But the pullback could be setting the stage for another solid advance. Tesla (TSLA) continued to climb Thursday, even though the EV giant pared intraday gains. TSLA stock has now more than doubled from its Jan. 6 bear-market low,I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my $238k stock portfolio, what’s the best way to take advantage of this bear market?
Since the crash, I've been in the red. I’m playing the long term game, so I'm not too worried but Jim Cramer mentioned there are still a lot of great opportunities, though stocks has been down a lot. I also heard news of a guy that made $250k from about $110k since the crash and I would really look to know how to go about this.
There are actually a lot of ways to make high yields in a crisis, but such trades are best done under the supervision of Fnancial advisor.
@Zahair O'Brian All of this happened in less than a year after ‘INGRID CECILIA RAAD’ told me what to do. I started with less than $100,000, and now I'm about 17,000 short of having a quarter million dollars.
"This video is also available on Amazon Prime Video" Welcome to Costco. I love you
Great documentary. Amazon really built an eco system that actually doesn't care about it's "customers" or it's employees. I mean, all jobs have pro's and cons. I do order stuff from Amazon like once a month. To all the delivery drivers and warehouses workers thank you!
My daughter bought me one of those Alexa things and I took it back; I felt like there was a stranger in my house.
I got one and love it !!as for what your thinking THEY can see right thru YOU THEY know everything about you 👀
It is a spying device
Demo ic
Mega cities. Agenda 21
@@DJHomez Oh, I know and am so glad I got rid of it
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a> Amazon the online book store <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="780">13:00</a> Data Collection <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="900">15:00</a> Profits or Losses <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1080">18:00</a> Exapanding Amazon <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1260">21:00</a> Cheetahs and gazelles theory <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1560">26:00</a> Amazon Prime <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1800">30:00</a> warehouse problem <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2640">44:00</a> delivery system <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2880">48:00</a> products and seller <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3000">50:00</a> faulty products <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3360">56:00</a> Hachette and authors <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3480">58:00</a> seller and small businesses <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a>:00 railroad network <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="68">1:08</a>:00 AWS cloud computing <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a>:00 Alexa <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="78">1:18</a>:00 ring <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="83">1:23</a>:00 Facial recognition technology <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="89">1:29</a>:00 World Domination <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="92">1:32</a>:00 Amazon Streaming Services <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="94">1:34</a>:00 Amazon and the States <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="100">1:40</a>:00 Bezos's personal affairs and politics <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="107">1:47</a>:00 Conclusion
U da best!
thank you
You forgot world / global, & universal / interstellar domination towards the end! Good job.
Thanks! 🥰
I love it soooo much when someone takes the time to do this, thank-you.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2944">49:04</a> her eyes are two totally different colors ! how cool and unique🙂
Now, in 2024, Amazon's customer service is TOP NOTCH. With in moments one can get an actuak human being on the line to help sort out your concern. That my dear is priceless.
false. there is no way to contact customer service.
Obsessed with customers so much that we have to spy on them 24/7.
Bingo!
sounds like a you issue.
I heard, google too. They use your info to sell your stuff online. It sounds crazy, but sadly it might just be not as crazy as walmart.
@@chillydoog It is true Edward Snowden proved it that's how they build their agriythmh
Seriously.. it’s like when obsessive lovers turn into spying stalkers. Always scary never good
This documentary was a masterpiece in journalism. We need more docs like these!
Yes when being funded by amazon and or Jeff then obviously it's going to be "good"
@@Harry._.Thompson was it funded by amazon ?
it's free on PBS TV stations, Public Broadcasting.
its a little misleading... re-negotiating a contract and amazon wanting more money because it now provides more value is pretty normal....it isnt a bribe, lol. its business.
I learned alot from this documentary. What I love especially about Amazon is several things. I can find out of print CDs and books, I learn well in advance forthcoming releases of books and I can get other items so I don't have to deal with crowds hence getting Covid or colds during winter. I don't mind paying the shipping fees.
*jeezz... in 2000s you make 1 tiny website & company. you make own empire. what a lucky at times era.*
Amazon is giving Frontline a taste of your own medicine. Free press with your own judge and jury. Great article on Bezos.
I would love to see this documentary updated in the wake of the pandemic... small businesses around the world have been decimated and Amazon just had the best year ever. What comes next?
The business model is for the people it is perfect in partnership from my angle he linked people and product in a way that worked for everyone - it isn't about ownership; that is mere perception - fighting what is here to help us is where the problem lies
I imagine they’ll continue paying a lower rate of tax than the people in their warehouse earning under £10 an hour
Keely Evans Hmm.. you got all that from your angel? 👼🏼🤔 Maybe you should get a different angel lmao
@@DannyD-lr5yg which type of angle do you see it since I apparently incorrect?
@@keelyevans7692 Nice, swooping in with that edit to your original comment 8) I don't have an opinion on your angle, though. Just your angel.
Can America just stop using the word lobbying and say corruption instead?
Why would anyone rich want an AI to be anything but an entertainment machine? The rich person was born and indoctrinated into the dogmas of capitalism and the AI is spawned out of it too.
I just hope as they come across the pond too Europe the US Corps do or I hope won't do the same things hear as they do to the US government.
@@barriewright2857 we used to be defined by the word integrity. We will be as bad as the yanks. One crazy country
I don't mind Lobby groups. I am further conservative than center. I believe with the correct groups you can have more opposition: that of power against power. If Liberals keep voting for corruption that is on them (shame on them)❗
They were promoted by this lie right here pts"disordered"= injured intentionally by them. Its pts injury jjstice cures it . They work for satan the liar
Long story short to get this level they are doing something successful and in every successful business there is always haters behind it!
I have not ever used Amazon. I’m in the USA. I feel it’s going to blow up soon.
Wealth doesn't make a person evil, it simply exposes their true self.
It gives them opportunity to act on their true self.
Not every rich person is evil.
Eh no. Both of those statements suggested, can be true at the same time, namely that wealth can make a person evil and it can expose that evil in oneself. I would suggest that it is very difficult to resist the recruitment to evil that wealth invites one into the belly of. Name me one example, other than Chuck Feeney who GAVE up their wealth completely to do good.
@@cdeignan47 I disagree. The actions you take and choices you make are yours and yours alone. Others may influence you, but evil is inside all of us. Like others and the op have said, it simply draws out the true self. Poverty tends to cause people to exhibit humility and wealth the opposite. The duality exists in all of us and cannot be extinguished. God bless brother! 🙏🙌
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Its a whole new world, where a retailer can literally watch and listen to you inside your home, car... everywhere and then give you everything you want. Scary.
That's called spying for manipulation and control .
What's REALLY scary is that we, the consumers, have agreed to it all by using the internet and phones and all of it. Our behavior is OUR responsibility.
I always admire smart people so much..
I learned from this video to nod my head when I want to convince you I'm doing something and shake it when I wany you to think I'm not.
This story when from inspiring and motivational to scary and unnerving. Literally 0 to 100 real quick...
Thats the ballencing act with bussines.
Literally americas version of dukes, lords and earls.
@@samantharondeau4580 the appearance of balance is just an act
The "new model" destroying small business and creating mass compliance.
The plandemic furthered the wishes of Bezos, compliance far left politicians putting down lockdowns to make sure all small businesses close to the point that Amazon is all that is left. They will next plan to eliminate the supermarket, and supply all food online.
Back in Early 2019 when I worked at Amazon many of the employees were saying that Jeff Bezos wanted to "Rule the World" ....fast forward to post 2020 and they have made the most profit ever...👀
Break up A.m.a.z.o.n. it's become too dangerous for the well being of America.
@@BigManJay69 Bro, have you even read about what progressives have spoken about Amazon? Both the neo-liberal and conservative side of things do not mind Amazon or as a matter of fact any of these big tech. Case in point when congress called these folks for testimony, all conservatives cared about asking is how conservative voices are being silenced. Even the new-liberal wing of democratic party was asking Amazon about how they were killing competition. Dont take my word for it. Just listen fully to the very recent anti-trust hearing in Congress. Now also listen to Bernie Sanders (or your so called boogeyman told about Amazon). Lockdowns are not just put forth by compliance left. It is exactly how its being tackled every where in the world. Except for Brazil, but do you really want that comparison.
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I've worked for about 28 years and for 30 different companies in different industries. So far it's been 6 1/2 years that I've worked for Amazon as a regular warehouse Associate and gotta say I like it more than the other jobs. It's hard work and definitely not perfect, but overall it's a solid company to work for. Grateful.