- In the times when the corporate world is seeing cutbacks and meagre salaries due to the COVID 19 outbreak and lockdown across a number of countries, a lot of e-commerce businesses are on a recruiting spree for their stockrooms and delivery positions to fulfill the rising demand for the good and products online. Seasonal jobs have become the new norm along with freelance jobs that are helping a lot of people pay the bills! Amazon is one of the pioneering names that is all set to hire a number of seasonal workers for seasonal jobs – a new category that has come about due to the lack of hands on decks in the ongoing COVID 19 situation where people are unwilling to leave their homes and fulfill orders. While the world is fixating on the increasing net worth of Jeff Bezos, he has gone right ahead with his save the economy plan thanks to the seasonal jobs being created by Amazon!
50,000 seasonal jobs provided by Amazon brings a ray of hope in countries that are staring at recession and trying to keep a straight face. With most of the companies downsizing due to the impact of a pandemic, Amazon India shines brightly above all. These seasonal jobs will help Amazon India fulfill the rising demand for Amazon’s online shopping services. During the lockdown, that was around two-month, Amazon needed to stop the deliveries to maintain all sorts of precautions. Subsequently, there was an unexpected demand growth after the lockdown was relaxed. Amazon now has been permitted to continue conveyances, and it now requires extra staff to fulfill this need of surge. Also, in the midst of the pandemic, the reports show that India is now suffering from major unemployment rates thanks to the fact that 1 in every 4 youth is jobless.
Which is what makes these seasonal jobs even more important. Amazon, which is one of the recent stakeholders to have invested in Jio, has brought these jobs to our shores. These particular seasonal jobs which are temporary, are for a number of different kinds of positions. Here’s how these jobs came about from the Amazon stable. Assets are required for its satisfaction centers as well as delivery arrangements across the country. This has been particularly amplified thanks to the fact that online orders are peaking day after day since people are relying on even grocery delivery online due to the lock down. Further, there are many delivery partners who are not willing to leave their space. These seasonal jobs fill in for the void created by such partners and other warehousing partners as well. Job opportunists will now have the benefit to fill in as self-employed entities with Amazon Flex, which also provides stiff competition for other names in the industry including Flipkart. This will have an option of flexible timings or doing it part-time. Amazon expects hands to help its currents and existing partners in picking, packing, and proficiently shipping the goods. This is also one of the many ways in which Amazon is marking its territory to enter the Indian market with a bang again.
These seasonal jobs are are being created since Amazon is eyeing a share of the market that is now held by food delivery agents like Zomato and others. the new Amazon brand called Amazon Food which is creating many of these seasonal jobs. While generating these Amazon job opportunities, the company has promised to provide and stay committed to the wellbeing and security of its associates, accomplices, clients, and representatives and has actualized various measures towards their well-being. As our country is trying to maintain social distancing to fight the pandemic going on, i.e. COVID-19, Amazon India trusts that it has one of a kind tasks that would go a long way towards providing an important service for the community to assist them in getting their requirement for their families without leaving their homes.
Amazon sees its online business and the seasonal jobs as a way to guarantee social distancing in such difficult times. Amazon is extremely proud of its employees who are delivering products to its clients/customers, including the small independent business, around the country during these challenging times. With Amazon being permitted their services of delivering, it is now being extremely careful about monitoring their employees’ health, and checking their temperatures at regular intervals, making sure that they disinfect their hands and wear face masks and gloves at all times. This is also an important aspect of the seasonal jobs that the brand is busy creating!
