I like it: Amazon.com is wooing seasonal workers with chance to win $100,000.
Seeking to entice reliable seasonal warehouse workers who will stay until the bitter end of the holiday rush, Amazon.com is offering a chance to win $100,000 for perfect attendance.
According to Internet Retailer magazine, "Amazon expects to hire 1,000 seasonal workers at its Coffeyville, KS warehouse for this year’s holiday shopping season. For each week of perfect attendance from Nov. 26 to Dec. 22, seasonal workers will be included in a drawing to win $100,000. On Dec. 22, Amazon will pick a name from all of the entries and the winner will receive $2,000 plus the chance to choose one of 100 envelopes. One of the envelopes will contain the $100,000 prize."
Got that? There's a 99% chance that Amazon won't give away $100K. But there's a 100% chance that they will milk the contest vigorously in an effort to extract every ounce of sweat from their seasonal workers.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
