31 Amazon Employees Share Their Working Conditions As A Response To Jeff Bezos’ Wealth Continuously Growing

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And illegal...

I mean arguably if you are trying for children you probably shouldn't have a physical labor job...Is the way she was treated wrong??? Yes But it is part of the job

You are being much too kind.

Thi sis called a STRIKE. And everyone would whine that they didn't get their Amazon orders, and hate the striking workers, and scream how evil unions are, and nothing would change. I was around in the 1980s. THe propaganda machine has made sure guys like Bezos can do anything and the workers are "wrong" and "ungrateful" if they ask to not die at work.

I believe a strike against Amazon happened some time before. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

Unfortunately, it sounds like they choose the most desperate & needy people to employ.

Yes, and the fact that it should be only occasional. Bezos can easily afford to take on more staff for times when demand is higher. If the business can't predict the times when demand is going to be higher, or manage to staff up for it, that business is being poorly run - regardless of profit.

It’s b******t if they are telling you it’s a 12 hour shift 6 hours into it. Adding 4 hours to a typical shift with two hours notification doesn’t always work for people that might have babysitting issues, school issues, 2nd job issues, etc.

Life's to short to spend 50%-70% of your day at work. That shouldn't be the norm in any country. I know Americans think they are noble for doing this or whatever but no one works well after 12 hours on a job. I've worked a 12 hour shift a few times and there is literally no point to it, not only did I do a bad job after the 10h mark, but it also made my shift the next day awful too. It's a stupid archaic system that doesn't even increase productivity or efficiency.

I mean, I've worked 12 hour weekend shifts in healthcare for 15 years now....

Being abused and taken advantage of doesn't sound so bad, I've been abused and taken advantage of a lot! - Hans

Yes, and it's wrong. People who are tired make mistakes. Putting the wrong product in a box is one thing, making a bad call with a patient is another and let's not pretend it doesn't happen.

@Pauline oops sorry i guess im in a fake reality because i don't make disgusting jokes about a terrible time in history and then justify my actions by attacking the person who stood up to me. (btw that was sarcasm, and im not trying to be mean but you need to be more sensitive to what you say, thats all) peace out bitches

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Though s**t baby. Welcome to the real world!

AND the shareholders - their gains are at the expense of the workers.

Wearing nappies! That’s a level of fear in the workplace i have never seen in my life. Never even heard of something f like this and you saw more than one worker doing it. Our comments and disgust won’t change anything. Nothing at all. It’s heartbreaking. Are there no workplace laws in America? No Act that protects workers and punishes employers like Amazon?

We aren't OK with them. But wanting better regulations is seen as "too big of government control" by Republicans and democrats don't have back bones. So here we are

We're not OK with it at all, but our government is in bed with big business and their wants supersede our needs.

I'm not, but people have been convinced themselves that all the BS about "unions are evil" is true, and so if you want to grup together to protest? You're an evil-union-communist-socialist type, and not a person. You should HEAR the whingers here. "That strike meant I had to take a detour. That strike meant I didn't get this on time. That striek...." Not a care for the reason for the strike, just selfish whingers. ARGH. Sorry-not-sorry. I'm old. I've seen unions die and these conditions get worse, and still the same BS... *headdesk*

We aren't. We are not ok but we have redistributing voter suppression and if that does not work there is actual bribery of family friends on the Supreme Court {George w vs hire} or ignoring of 3 million votes using electoral college

I am American, well at least raised here, and neither do I.

We're not okay with it at all. Don't assume.

What laws? This is Great America, you own your workers and use them as you want. If ever you go to visit the states, you will be ver, surprised to see people in their 80's still working in hotels as bell hops, clean the metros, picking fruits/vegetables, also it's not unusual to see secretaries working in types of offices, very old nurses and cleaners in hospitals. America is great by the way working class people are exploited and badly paid. No future except a long life of misery and hardship. Old age pensions are next to non-existent, health care is more expensive than in Switzerland. I'm so glad that I came back to my country.

I'm British - the same stuff occurred in my first job. I'm meaning literally in the case of this post, our processing per item was seven seconds too with the threat of a sacking if it wasn't met/spent too long in the bathroom. I didn't work at Amazon though, I worked in processing expenses for multiple companies. This is not unique to Amazon or America.