My son worked at the Amazon Dedham, MA same day warehouse for a while. The interview was at a local hotel and if you had an ID and showed up not smelling like a brewery, you were hired. He started and about 10 others started with him. In a week, 5 had quit. In a month, he was the only one left. So this warehouse is right off Rt 128 that loops Boston, so not at all rural.
He later worked at a more regular warehouse in Westborough, MA. This is maybe 5 miles outside 495. He worked for a contract company maintaining and fixing equipment in the facility. Much more qualified and the company had significant problems finding people. At this level, everyone's a college boy, pretty much. Finding skilled labor isn't easy. He made just under $40 an hour. Why? Because most people have an underwater basketweaving degree from Knowledge Kollege and think they're above a job like this so get office jobs at $17 an hour.
If you want to work at Amazon to see what it's like, you will get plenty of exercise and if you have a brain, they're going to think you're Jeff Bezos.
