It won’t have escaped your notice that the internet giants are going though turbulent times, with huge job losses announced at Twitter, Meta and Amazon. In the case of the last, it has been reported that the company is to start cutting 10,000 jobs within days to make its “fulfilment centres” more streamlined. In my day, a place where goods are stored, packed and sent to customers who have ordered them used to be known as a warehouse.
In the same vein, reader Jeremy Stonehouse emailed me. “Spotted in John Lewis, a staff member wearing a ‘Profit Protection’ badge. More usually known as a security guard.”
