Amazon has turned a middle-class warehouse career into a McJob Amazon has turned a middle-class warehouse career into a McJob Despite a starting wage well above the federal minimum, the company is dragging down pay in the logistics industry and bracing for a fight with unions. Matt Day and Spencer Soper, Bloomberg Dec. 17, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Amazon.com Inc. job ads are everywhere. Plastered on city buses, displayed on career web sites, slotted between songs on classic rock stations. They promise a quick start, $15 an hour and health insurance. In recent weeks, America’s second-largest employer has rolled out videos featuring happy package handlers wearing masks, a pandemic-era twist on its annual holiday season hiring spree.