Read Summary B and then answer the questions below for summary.

B: Introduction

Positive and Negative aspects behind the consumer and worker perspective of the following companies:

Amazon

Google

Uber

Home Depot

The overall goal of this presentation is to conclude whether the negative aspects behind the company will keep consumers from supporting them.

Amazon Positives

Amazon has a customer driven business model where the customer is at the center of everything they do.

Their workplace is designed to fit people with specific qualities:

Achievers

Critical Thinkers

Extroverts

Training

Amazon offers great training programs for employees.

They have great benefits for employees such as dental care, vision care, Paid Time Off and Holiday Paid overtime, 401(k) Plans, and their workplace has plenty of diversity and inclusiveness.

Amazon Negatives

oAmazon has an unusually high turnover rate upwards of 100%.

oAmazon Manufactures their products overseas which leads to cheap products being sold, poor quality control, and possible child/forced labor audits.

oAmazon's company has been known to pay minimal taxes. In the years 2016-2018 they paid 0% in taxes, whereas in 2019 they paid 2.1% in taxes.

oSwayed customer reviews.

oAd Placements (Tracking and Cookies)

oAmazon's warehouse conditions for their workers are considered inhumane with limited bathroom breaks.

Google Positives

Google's culture is built on quantitative and qualitative data.

Google has always been known to embody a fun environment for their workers.

Consistently ranks on the list of one of the best places to work.

Gives workers a flexible schedule and allows them to be creative with their work.

Encourages autonomy to increase productivity.

Google Negatives

Brutal Competition

Limited Supervision

Narrow Work/Life Balance

Political Advancement

Mediocre Management

Immature Culture

Uber Positives

Uber creates challenges for its employees to bring on motivation.

The work environment is friendly and casual.

Uber also has great benefits for their employees.

401(k)

Paid vacation and holidays.

Great insurance plans.

Employee Discount

They allow rapid growth within the company for employees.

Strongly values diversity and inclusion.

LGTBQ+

Women

Minorities

Uber Negatives

Environmental and City impacts:

Decrease in taxi industry

Decrease in public transportation

Increase in congestion

Increase in emissions

Safety of Passengers and Drivers for Uber has always been a concern for a lot of people. Their physical safety could potentially be at risk, as well as their data safety.

Classification of Workers

Home Depot Positives

Home Depot is built on support and progression.

Provides a work environment that is inclusive and diverse.

Home Depot employees are encouraged to make an impact on the company. They want their workers to be able to grow within the company.

They offer their employees advancement opportunities with resources available to help with development.

Home Depot presents with an inverted pyramid where customers are the number one priority.

Excellent Services

Training Programs

Strategies

It's important to them to build strong, enjoyable relationships.

They are big on teamwork and being one big community.

Home Depot Negatives

Home Depot employees seem to have big issues with scheduling and feel as if the company is understaffed and underpaid.

Home Depot is highly dependent on Macroeconomics with 90% of their stores in America.

Bribing Scandal of 2007

Political Views

"Boycott Home Depot"

Conclusion

To Buy or Not to Buy?

After a short survey taken between our group, out of 9 people, everyone said that they would continue to support unethical businesses simply because of the convenience. Thus, concluding that people will oversee ethics for their own benefit.

What are the ethical dilemmas?

What are the competing values?

What precedence does this create?

Was it legal or moral or both?

What are the intended and unintended consequences?