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Bulk of Amazon’s 175K Coronavirus Seasonal Hires Offered Full-time Jobs

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon added 175,000 hourly workers in its operations and delivery supply chain in response to a surge in online sales attributed to stay-home orders. The Seattle-based ecommerce giant plans to offer regular, full-time jobs to 125,000 of those workers hired in March and April.

The company said in a blog post, “Like other companies, we hired these individuals for seasonal roles to meet a surge in demand and, for many, there was the hope of returning back to their previous companies once states began to re-open.” Now that the long-term picture is becoming clearer, Amazon is looking to retain the majority of those who initially came on as seasonal workers. Some may choose to return to their previous job, and others may choose to stay at Amazon in seasonal or part-time roles.

Amazon’s regular, full-time roles come with a comprehensive benefits package, a minimum wage of at least $15 an hour, and access to training programs.


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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Content and Public Relations for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 30 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect’s client content operations and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from content strategy, message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. In his most recent corporate communications roles, he led a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, played a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and was responsible for directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest, the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. In addition to his vast commercial real estate experience, Dennis has worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of residential projects such as Disney’s Celebration in Florida, Ritter Ranch in Palmdale California (7,200 homes, 22,000 acres), WaterColor in Florida and PremierGarage in Phoenix. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, BoyScouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and Thunderbirds Charities.