As noble as the attempt may be, you still have to use your head - if you&#x27;re really trying to help people.  There&#x27;s a tendency to say, hey its something, its better than nothing..  Not necessarily.<p>Not an expert but it makes perfect sense that seasonal jobs are not well suited for homeless people, for the reasons the article mentions - they don&#x27;t have schedule flexibility (when they can get a bed!) others have, not to mention that they really need <i>permanent</i> jobs.  Even more so than another type of seasonal worker - the high school or college student living at home.<p>Good for Amazon if they&#x27;re doing it for the right reasons, but you still need to do it right.  There&#x27;s more at stake than the typical corporate pet project.  These people are (sadly) incredibly vulnerable.  Taking swipes at it and failing can have serious consequences.