We know how good it felt to be on the receiving end of deliveries during the pandemic. Let’s take a look at what things were like on the other side of that transaction. A deep-dive from the NYT: The Amazon That Customers Don’t See. “What happened inside shows how Jeff Bezos created the workplace of the future and pulled off the impossible during the pandemic — but also reveals what’s standing in the way of his promise to do better by his employees.”

+ Working 9 to 5 cutting 2 x 4s and mending K-9s. Vets and Sawmills are among the employers with the most demand for new workers. WaPo: The seven industries most desperate for workers. (I’m surprised that fact-checkers didn’t make the list.)

+ The Atlantic: Winners and Losers of the Work-From-Home Revolution. (It’s a pretty good time to be a high-income introvert living in the suburbs.)