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Want to learn more about recent job cuts at Amazon, the threat of AI, and Amazon’s widespread use of H-1B Visas? Check out the latest from On the Seams by Ben Fong.
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Amazon and H-1B's
The recent round of Amazon corporate layoffs is probably not about AI. It's an expression of the company's brutal corporate culture, which is enabled by their use of the H-1B visa program.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Want to learn more about recent job cuts at Amazon, the threat of AI, and Amazon’s widespread use of H-1B Visas? Check out the latest from On the Seams by Ben Fong.
ontheseams.substack.com/p/amazon-and...
ontheseams.substack.com/p/amazon-and...
Read On the Seams for a deep dive on the distribution network of dollar store giant, Dollar General.
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A Brief Primer on Dollar General's Distribution Network
The modern-day five and dime has been expanding its distribution capacity since 2022
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November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Read On the Seams for a deep dive on the distribution network of dollar store giant, Dollar General.
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
Read On the Seams for a deep dive on the distribution network of dollar-store giant, Dollar General.
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
A Brief Primer on Dollar General's Distribution Network
The modern-day five and dime has been expanding its distribution capacity since 2022
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Read On the Seams for a deep dive on the distribution network of dollar-store giant, Dollar General.
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
open.substack.com/pub/onthesea...
In his latest for On the Seams, Ben Fong responds to a recent @nytimes.com article called “Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots.” He says there’s more to that story. Check out Fong’s comments:
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On Amazon's Robotics Dreams
A recent New York Times piece sounds the alarm about Amazon automating away work, but the conclusion is actually not that dramatic
ontheseams.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In his latest for On the Seams, Ben Fong responds to a recent @nytimes.com article called “Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots.” He says there’s more to that story. Check out Fong’s comments:
ontheseams.substack.com/p/on-amazons...
ontheseams.substack.com/p/on-amazons...
Read more about Ben Fong’s interview with Hu Anyan in On the Seams!
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Life Inside China’s Gig Machine
An interview with Hu Anyan, author of I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
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October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Read more about Ben Fong’s interview with Hu Anyan in On the Seams!
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