Don't forget postal workers suffer too; the amount of times people say "i didn't know you guys worked Sundays" it's so sad. It's because of Amazon, I'm delivering you an amazon package
USPS workers get paid well and get great benefits. Stop whining. Horrible service and 1.5 hour lunch breaks. USPS has it better. Every carrier is delivering Amazon packages. 😢
@@egx161more perfect union just released a video about the usps. they’re not like that anymore unfortunately. my friend worked for them within the last two years and all the trucks constantly break down and you pray your daily shitty truck doesn’t break down cause then they’ll make you drive an even crappier one until your daily vehicle is fixed, constant 10+ hour days because they were understaffed, understaffing created a culture of never asking off, customers treat you like a robot. I guess they could’ve taken a long lunch to make their day 12+ hours though. i feel like ups probably gets treated the best because of their union.
@@egx161$19/HR, working in terrible weather, getting robbed and gunned down in the street across the country. Yeah. Pay is well and benefits are well.
I remember recently I ordered something that said “pre-order” in the description which usually means a long wait before the package comes but it was at my house within the week. I wondered if people expect their products so quickly that they put the preorder label there just in case people were upset with the shipping time being “too long”. I order from amazon for Christmas and maybe one other time a year for a special household item or another gift. I live in apartments though and my neighbors will have one or more new packages per day. what in gods name are they constantly ordering….i feel like they people with shopping addictions make the problem so so so much worse.
@rha600 do you see how many boxes they package and put on the conveyor belts, and the speed they demand with no work breaks? The average Amazon worker works 3 years before health complications force them to quit, and that's BY DESIGN. Amazon doesn't want employees to stick around and ask for better pay and benefits or form unions, so they break them before they're there for too long.
@@VelcroPoodle well that's good right? Then those people can go someone else and stop bitching about how amazon treats them. Have you ever seen what nurses are put through? And that's with a degree and training.
worked for ONE for 1 month! NO breaks period. One TIMED 5 min restrm brk. Even that would be a demerit. 3 awk cost an hour pay deduction. 4 a week (20 mins total) termination w a bad reference ( b4 laws stated you could only give star and leave dates). U got a 30 min lunch. All restrm, cig smoke, calls, hygiene, Everything had to go into that 25 to 30 min break. I quit at 2 wks!
@@dead2802 yeah I don't even think I would give that 2 weeks. We do not live in a time of kings and they are not doing you a favor by employing you, you are being paid for being there and they are being paid for your work.
@popular-possibility always got a choice brother, think of it like a marriage you wouldn't want to commit your life to someone who was an abuser right? Start throwing applications out and take the first ride out if that's what you gotta do but don't stick around.
Literally. WE DO NOT NEED IT. A lot of crap. I agree 100% So many ppl already have a lot of shid they need. My goodness! I myself, even stopped the habit of buying gifts for every little occasion throughout the year. I buy only certain kind of gifts for people now and they are usually health-related gifts.
The irony is that there are better deals outside of Amazon... Amazon has just become a brand name for "convenience." Not necessarily "cheaper". Search the internet, including direct from manufacturer. You may be surprised that you can get better deals elsewhere. Just because it says "Amazon Pick", it's not a better or cheaper product, it's just likely that Amazon makes a better profit from that specific product when sold.
If you see something you wanna buy on amazon, check the company that sells it. They might have their own shop website or even delivery service. most of the time it will be cheaper there, AND the company that makes it will get more money.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? They refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
And Unions also destroy companies because it gives workers a sense of entitlement that extends beyond fair wages and conditions and right onto "that's not my job" lack of team work. I've now worked for 3 factories that went out of business because of what the union that was enact did to cohesion. 9f all 3 times, I didn't vote for the union. My job security came feom being a value to the job.
Canada Post is on strike. They have voiced a few concerns. One is "tripping on a stick in someone's yard." How far gone d9es someone have to he that their job of walking is a hazard. That a stick is an issue. Unions create laziness. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.. I guess.
Good for them! As an 80 year old person who can no longer drive, Amazon is something I often have to go to and I hate it, I fully support their union and want for more branches to unionize.
I am with you, but do reach out to neighbors and friends to help you avoid Amazon! Local independent businesses need our patronage! 🙏🏻 Please, no more Amazon profits 🙏🏻
I refuse to give Amazon any more of my money directly. I’ve heard nightmare stories about the working conditions, and as a person who works a grueling manufacturing-like job like this I stand with the workers fully. Hoping for the best for employees going forward, wherever you work. Stay safe and know your worth.
what is the other option?. Give money to one of the two companies that own every mall in the country and almost everywhere in the western world who decide what shops are allowed to exist and put a huge amount of pressure on zoning laws to prevent anything is sold outside of malls ?
Couple of years back the workers at John Deere went on strike. A reporter asked one of the workers just how long could they go on fighting such a huge company. He replied, "One day longer than they can."
Exactly! They not only deserve a living wage but a THRIVING wage. I would put their job under essential work along with healthcare, waste management, and teaching. It is so important for people to get their packages and mail.
@@TheOG-GG I think this is an insane response. No offense. Sorting boxes, I get it, it's tiresome. I'm in infrastructure, we are literally destroying our bodies, killing ourselves for $30/hour. Anybody can sort boxes. And that's the key. You want a thriving wage? Do the hardcore schooling and go in debt for real and get a job that not just anyone can walk in and do from day one. Robots can sort boxes, and robots can make burgers. Keep on about how hard it is and see if these companies don't just go with robots. Then you'll be crying about the people with no real skills, can't get a job anywhere. This is reality.
@@DeathDealerAFDso why does ppl playing sports get paid so much versus another person doing manual labor ? You can only get the big bucks by having a degree or something ? Idk about that.. but proceed
Except when the company you work for hires another person to work the same field as you but they call out on Mondays and Fridays, show up late but never miss a break or lunch time no matter how much work there is AND have to yap on the phone from the time they do show up until they leave (on time). Yeah. Bootlickers.
@@VF31Rules [crying] Listen to my anecdotal story bro, please! It's actually okay to sh!t on class solidarity because someone I worked with one time sucks bro.
I've never worked for Amazon, but have worked in warehouses run by big corporations for 25 years and I have no doubt everything these workers are saying is 100% true.
Me too. At the large shipping company I worked for someone said that the only reason why there wasn't new people injured was because there wasn't new people. I started orientation with 7 people and I was one of two who stayed to work on. I was unemployed before being hired. I was terminated after I got sick because of cold temperatures due to electrical failure and stayed away too long.
I've worked for amazon and still do and I've worked for previous warehouse in the past and Amazon is definitely the easiest, not to mention the flexibility for your schedule is a huge plus, you hear so many negative things about amazon cause a lot of lazy people work there since amazon doesn't do interviews, anyone can basically work there.
I hear $30/hr and at first I think its ridiculous, but then I remember that they $15/hr min wage fight has been going on so long that $25/hr is the equivalent now. If you think that $15/hr is too much let me remind you that it's only $2,400/month before taxes and deductions, and the average rent is $1,500/month now.
I had the same shock, I live in South Africa, that salary would be A LOT more than the average engineer / doctor / actuary / lawyer can hope to make. Everything can keep rising in price, if salaries help support that need. Desperation does not look good on anyone, and does something to everyone.
Why do you stop there at monthly? Go ahead and do the yearly calculation, because some people only see big number and think "Wow, that person is making 2400 a month, what is that like 50000 a year?" I've seen it happen, even one of them out of touch boomer news casters did it. $28,800 per year after taxes and deductions. Thats how much someone is making per year at a minimum of 40 hours per week.
I personally organized and staged a unionized walk out for my warehouse in Idaho. I left a week after felling unheard and I’m unrecognized by Amazon. I was working for 19/ hr, and my DSP believed that I was trying to organize against them. Partners with Amazon are bullied into place with strict standards and low pay and since being partners is so lucrative no one wants to jeopardize that in the interest of fairness. Loyalty to the workers is dead in corporations. Unions have to resurrect it and show them they are nothing without us.
I worked in an Amazon distribution center, and shipping center for 2 years, and can attest to the truth. The statements made by these employees are so true. Lots of injuries from overworking and overwhelming stress on the body and mind. During "peak season" you can expect to be forced to work 6, 12 hour days for at least the 5 week period covering Thanksgiving, through Christmas and New Years. If you don't, you're fired.
Everyone who wants should only be required to work 8-5 or 9-5 Monday through Friday. Corporate executives should be required to do all the work on Saturdays Sundays and overnights.
Okay, why don’t they go get a better job? I understand unions in skilled trades. They have leverage because of how long it takes to train someone. It takes 5 minutes to show someone how to tape a box and move it to a bin. I don’t see this ending well for the employees.
It does not, automation is going to happen and has been happening for the past two hundred years. If workers unionizing would speed up technological progress, then people would be all for it. But the rate of technological progress is not affected by whether or not workers are unionized or the rate, their jobs will be replaced by robots in the grand scheme of things, because that requires technology to mature to that place
Tbh amazon is always hiring, especially this time of the year. They will be lucky if seasonal workers don't take their jobs. Go find another job and move on.
" Amazon is a trillion-dollar company, reaching a market capitalization of $2 trillion for the first time on June 26, 2024". And treat employees like shit😡
Yes it’s a 2 trillion dollar company but look where he started and where he is now this what’s great about America start from the bottom and to the top we all have opportunities to do something and start a business but y’all rather just work and not put the work in to something else and about taxes that’s great we all shouldn’t pay taxes start you a business and you can do the same thing write stuff off for your business
A lot of companies that reach the top like that usually do that with a ton of exploitation. And the richer you get the more you can get away with by paying it off.
Imagine working at a hospital as part of the critical staff. I have worked 110 hours last pay period, and it was due to call outs of people that think they deserve the time off, I'm expected to miss every holiday that doesn't fall on a weekend. In reality, I couldn't see myself doing anything else because literally thousands of people depend on me🎉
Thank you for what you do, first and foremost. I will say though, I am not even mad at the people who think they deserve time off lol. I would be one of them. We are allowed to take breaks. We can't be letting these systems and corporations enslave us from the inside out. Too overly-loyal. Sure, caretaking for human lives in a hospital setting is needed. I understand that, but the truth of the matter is many of us, our lives are too dominantly controlled by the schedules and demands of these corporate structures. They are usually speaking the language of money, pro-formas and bottom lines, while the laborers are busy trying to "koom-by-yah" instead of reclaiming their power as both an employee and a human being.
I was a delivery driver for Amazon for 4 months and in those 4 months, I got truckers knee and runners knee and after shifts I would sometimes limp over to my dispatch. I also tried being a warehouse worker, but only lasted 4 days before I quit and said never again. Running down isles putting packages that are on carts in bags and trying to manage each isle, sifting through packages and running to the cart it goes to, and the one that made me quit mid shift was separating hundreds of packages per minute into “A” or “B” on the assembly line while standing in place for hours on end. At the first 15 minute break, I tried to walk forward but my legs were completely stuck straight and I almost fell over. The hours for delivery were 11am-9pm but you can go home early if you finish early, and for the warehouse it was 1am-11am with two 15 min breaks and a 30 minute lunch break.
Runner's knee after 4 months?! I have empathy for you as a fellow driver and of course well done for even doing it for 4 months considering many people do not even last beyond the first week lol but wow, you must not have been in shape or your body was not used to that kind of physical exertion if that is all that it took. I was a competitive long distance cross country and track and field runner for like 6 years, so to me Amazon delivery is a walk in the park physically. To me, it's the psychological process of staring at 380 packages and getting out of a vehicle 200 times a day that is actually more of a slight challenge to me. I agree with you about warehouse. To me, the warehouse is excruciating. No way, not for me. Very much so prefer to be outside driving than in a warehouse like that. I am not waking up at odd ball hours to stand at a warehouse all night.
@@AnomalyBelleza haha I’m actually in decent shape. I’m not overweight or underweight, just average. I’ve done many physical labor jobs like construction for a few years, I’ve worked at the busiest tire shop in the state constantly lifting tires and wheels, etc. I also had 200 stops a day, and I ran to every doorstep and back because at my DSP if you finish early, you still get paid the same amount and get to go home early. I was too poor to go to the doctor so I’m not sure if it runners knee or truckers knee, but considering that I was running so much and driving so much I just figured it was either or both, but thinking about it I guess it was truckers knee because it was my right knee that hurt badly.
@@amaggard14 Oh! Well excuse me for making that erroneous assumption. I understand and commend you for doing that work. Its definitely a lot no matter how it's sliced and can have a wear and tear effect especially considering the repeat nature of some of the movements. There are countless times when I could have sprained my ankle and if I work several days in a row, I definitely feel it in my feet to a certain extent, so I totally hear you and appreciate the explanation you gave!
You hit the nail on the head there it’s about spreading time with friends or family and now we are able to do it over the phone or FaceTime and play games together online in a group and in person if you are able to.
The underlying problem is capitalism; consumerism is a symptom. Christmas is not a “Christian holiday” it’s a capitalist holiday for the majority of people in this country.
@BOMBON187 None of us are obligated to pay any attention to "ads". You need to develop what I like to call my "bullshit deflector shield" 😔👍 It's an invisible energetic field that literally deflects "bullshit" , and returns it to the sender. It has served me well 😔👍
So quit your jobs then lol the place is trash and doesn't pay that well. They have been there for years eating crap and doing nothing to change. Insane. Its your fault if you allow them to do it to you stand up for yourself?
@@bg7290 When you have to live paycheck to paycheck. It's not as simple as just quitting your job and finding another. Because a missed paycheck means no gas, no food, no rent, no water, no power, etc... not to mention of you are working 5 days on 12 hour shifts, when would you have the time to look or even go to a job interview? And even if you some how managed to find another job. It's sometimes 3-4 weeks before you get that first check. How do you survive during that time? Who's paying your gas to get to your new job? How do you afford food? Rent? Power? Etc.... The system is designed to keep you poor. And that's what they are trying to change.
i tried but things i wanted were not available in my area. i was forced to drive around to find it and its not good because i pay for my gas. its just easier and cheaper to buy it online
@Dominik7T H.E.B., Walmart, Target 🎯 Michael's, Harbor Freight, ANY auto parts store AutoZone, Pep Boys, O'Reilly's, Pet Smart, Petco, really ANYTHING a body could possibly NEED (notice I said "need", not "want". There's a difference) can be found at any of the stores I mentioned. Just need to practice purchasing with restraint, "needs" versus "wants" and the wisdom to know the difference. It can be done. I'm doing it and so are many others 💞😊👍
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
I don't use Amazon, but expecting most people to never online shop is a big ask, especially if you need speciality items. I'm not a big consumer, but I get about 6 packages a year. I always choose the slowest delivery option to be kind to workers and the planet.
Amazon has monopolized shopping. Not just online but all shopping. They sell everything. A lot of stuff when you go to buy youre redirected to Amazon. Theyre making it so you have no choice but to buy from them.
Why do we keep working for these corporations again? I know it's to get money to pay bills, but even that is barely happening now. Why are we going to these jobs that are not supporting us to live comfortably in the richest nation on the planet? What happened to the pension? Oh yeah, that got changed into a 401K instead so it will be your fault when it doesn't work. To hell with these companies.
They are if you're forced to join them. Also, the government isn't going to force unions not to exist. People would be too upset, it's goes against the First Amendment...... If they do anything, they will regulate them, causing them to be more corrupt or corrupt if they aren't already.
except you dont even know amazon. only 40% of its revenue comes from warehouse sales. the rest is 3rd party services, subscriptions, advertising, cloud based services.
I worked for a dirty warehouse for a company that practically owns the whole town. They deliver linen to hotels and hospitals. The linen is dirty af as it’s stepped on, machine dirt gets on it, it falls on the floor and still gets packed because workers get $15.61 and don’t gaf. You have to keep your productivity score at 85% all day or you’re scolded like a child because managers and everyone can see your score. I worked out 5days a week and only took bathroom breaks at lunch. I was constantly in the red with a low score because their machines from 1950😂 would get clogged and you’d have to stop. You couldn’t log out and save your score. So by the time a mechanic fixed it your score went down. Then jackazz mangers would move you around which lowered your score and you had to sort in huge bins the correct linen to feed the machine and that would slow you down. You also were pulling wet, tangled sheets and blankets out of bins. You had to be fast af and never stop in order to keep at 85%. No surprise everyone I started with 4 people quit/fired in 1 week of me being there. I can’t wait for that place to burn. It’s dust af and it will be all over your eyelashes. No window. No a/c is allowed and it get 100• in the spring. Workers would cough from all the dust and machines would jam because we couldn’t be fast enough. I hope all their workers quit because Amazon in building right across from them
"We just want 30$/hour" If that sounds unreasonable to any boomers listening, just remember that your first paper route in the late 60's payed roughly the same wage, adjusted for inflation. That's still barely 50k/year and these folks are in New York, famously *slightly more expensive* than American baseline.
Omg yes!!!! I watched a movie from 1941 where a man and his child paid $10 for TWO WEEKS ✌️ of room AND board! A room, PLUS 3 meals / day for TWO ✌️, $10 for 2 weeks. I decided to Google what $10 in 1941 would be equivalent to in 2024....$217.55 ! You are 💯 SPOT ON!!!! 👍
I stopped ordering from Amazon the day they enacted the 5-day RTO mandate for their own employees. I don't want to spend my money on a company who treats their employees that way
So you must not buy from many companies at all Where do you get your needs from ? And what companies do you know of personally that takes care of their employees
Eh, don’t feel bad for the Amazon software engineers and business people having to do RTO. I’m one of them, I get paid enough I can drag my ass into the office an extra 2 days a week lol
Unions are the reason workers don't try to become their own Luigi Mangione, unions give us hope for a peaceful option instead of "grabbing the pitchforks" like in the old days.
Wow, congratulations on your impressive investment success! Your discipline and focus on delayed gratification is truly inspiring. I'm curious, what are some of the key factors that you consider when making investment decisions? Do you have any tips for those of us who are just starting to dip our toes into the world of investing? Thanks for sharing your story!
@@สมรักษ์อินทร์ตา-ม7ฑ A great recommendation is Sarah Jennine Davis. Her basic information should probably be displayed when you search for her in your browser.
I wasn't that shocked about the holiday work and "mandatory overtime" -- that's just what big businesses only motivated by profit are like. But I WAS very shocked to hear that Amazon accounts for _53%_ of injuries and deaths in the warehouse industry! That's _atrocious!!_ This is making me really think seriously about putting in the effort to source my online shopping from anywhere BUT Amazon -- I don't want to support working conditions like this.
This is one of those solid arguments no one will even mention. I'm tired of these people flat out laughing at people who want honest pay. These companies have insane profit margins and the pay at the bottom stays the same. A company that has record profits should be forced into an evaluation by the government on spending. The fact I still see advertising for Amazon but the entire workforce is negative is just asinine. They will spend millions on a youtube pop up but can't make the people with families feel secure financially.
They've killed the local store market nearly entirely. It's going to be hard if the consumer isn't interested... And they REALLY aren't interested these days.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
As an Amazon customer...... I really do feel for these people.... conditions.. environment.. etc.. They deserve so so SO much better than they are given. I almost had a job at a warehouse... looking back.. Im glad I didnt continue my hiring process... Got my picture taken and all.... but quit when my father passed.
Nah. Vampires are sexy and don't have to suck all your blood. These corporations suck your blood dry and then ask you why you don't have more while you're dying.
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@@Dodgerzden your medical insurance claim has been denied. thanks for your 30 years of paying your premiums to United Healthcare. have a wonderful day.
Shoutout to all the comments downplaying how mistreated workers in general across most of America. I'm really sorry that saying you deserve to be paid more and work less offends you, that does sound awful
Worked in robotics and automation (controls) in a fulfillment center through 4 "Peak" seasons that churned out over 1,000,000 packages in 24 hours over and over again with a building only designed to push 850,000 in 24 hours. People quit constantly. Those of us that stuck around were left to do our work and the work of those who left. Easy part was getting through Peak compared to after Peak when you get questioned for not performing scheduled maintenance tasks for 2 months straight. Those questioning the lack of maintenance mention nothing of the 16 hour shifts you pulled to keep the building running. It's a claw to the top environment. Low level area managers plotting and positioning themselves for those coveted admin jobs where they bark orders from their home remote office. It all ties in. Cut throat corporate behavior is the fastest way to get promoted. While these managers with bachelor degrees climb, the rest of us scurry around cleaning up the mess they leave in their wake when they get promoted.
Because jobs that pay the bills are hard to find, not everyone can just pick up new or equivalent labor without major hits to their expenses and life style. Sometimes they can’t find them at all.
@ back when I worked crappy jobs I took the time I was away from work to upskill myself, getting certified in IT, and continuously learning to make myself more marketable to higher wages and employers worth sticking with. This is how one gets away from these low-level, dead end jobs. Everyone knows it but few are willing to dedicate the time and effort.
Back when I worked crappy jobs I took the time I was away from work to upskill myself, getting certified in IT, and continuously learning to make myself more marketable to higher wages and employers worth sticking with. This is how one gets away from these low-level, dead end jobs. Everyone knows it but few are willing to dedicate the time and effort.
Their first step will be increasing their personal security. Listening to the people and making necessary changes is way down at the bottom of the list. Expect Luigi Mangione to be made an example of in order to discourage further retaliation. These people KNOW what they're doing is awful. They don't care. We're nothing to them.
@@Perfidion They are already doing this evidently, unsurprisingly. A lot of corporations are working on getting security details for their executives. However it won't stop someone who doesn't have much left to lose from doing something in reality.
did anyone tell the workers that they will lose a chunk of their minimum wage salary towards union dues? LOL Annuity fund, Central Pension Fund, Training Fund, Health and Sickness Fund, Welfare Fund. the union wants money!
This problem is not new just getting bigger with Monopolies like Amazon. Years ago I worked for a Burger King all but me and one other employee showed up on a Friday, it was the 2 of us and a manager. To run the entire restaurant, this was in the 80s when sales were Good! We held the ship together until 3 tour buses showed up dumping over 100 customers on us plus the normal drive through and regular walk-ins. I told the manager I wanted at least 3x the pay because I was doing the work of 6 people! The pore girl up front was only 16 and had to leave at 8pm due to working laws. He said he couldn't pay me more than the current minimum of $2.85 (80s law) I said I'm leaving if he doesn't call the owner and get permission to raise my pay for the night. Nope I walked out. The next day I came to work as scheduled the owner was there he wasn't happy because of what the manager said I did that was a Lie! I explained myself and he just said get to work. He couldn't fire me for being reliable and leaving when nobody showed up because of a concert the rest went to instead of working. No he didn't pay me because I refused to finish the shift. I don't know if he closed the store that night it wasn't my problem!
@@Novastar.SaberCombat lol, sure play the victim card. Half the Latin America walks thru an open border into the US everyday, you don’t have enough to make it to Tijuana unless of course welfare provides you the means.
I just ordered Amazon. I clicked the no rush option for delivery date. My products my not arrive before Christmas. But that's fine with me. And I never ask for Sunday delivery.
“Just get a better job” Is the real Soft American Mentality. Any rights and comforts of the workplace were fought for and earned by unions. Now companies are making record profits by encroaching on those rights. Americans had to organize, sacrifice, “complain” and fight to have those rights. The same way these workers are- actually putting in work for themselves instead of running from it. If you sell a job full days of your life, you at least deserve respect. That’s the difference between a worker and a lackey- we have terms and they have to be defended.
I used to work for USPS as a rural career and that was a few years ago when we did 90% of amazon package deliveries... It was literal hell every year and it was easy for a route to take longer than you had.
In today’s world it’s not that easy, plus Amazon isn’t the only shitty greedy corporation in the world. Wherever you go the workers get stuffed to the bottom while the CEOs make the $$$. The hiring process nowadays is insanely gruesome too.. almost impossible.
Oooh I love this question soooo….. I work for a hospital whenever someone calls out and it’s my turn to stay, I get mandated to stay or I get a write up. You get OT however, whatever plans you had, it’s gone. So Amazon evoked the same shit
It's exactly what it sounds like. They schedule you for OT, and you work the OT, or you get fired. And at my previous job, if someone called out for second shift (I worked first (morning) shift) then I was volun-told to work second shift, for a total of 16 hours. I lived an hour's commute away, so when this happened, I'd get a total of 3-4 hours of sleep. THAT'S how accidents/injuries happen (two on the line, and two car accidents from falling asleep at the wheel). No human should be forced to work that much just to live.
@@catharinetarquinio6614 hospitals can say there’s liability to the patient but once again, your body wasn’t designed to handle the load of shit that there’s put on. However, Amazon has no damn liability like they’re not making sense at all
I'm not. I only buy from Amazon like 2-4 times a year. I use my mom's prime account if I can't find what I'm looking for anywhere else or if I'm desperate for the cheapest. It makes me cringe how much more I'm spending buying in person and at small shops, but I would feel worst if I regularly contributed to the suffering of Amazon workers.
I’m not. I’ve only ordered a total of 2 orders from Amazon, and one of them was for a friend who is unbanked and didn’t have a way to pay for an online order
The people working to make sure everyone gets their present to have a great Christmas and what do they get more work. I think everything that is not essential should be shut down for a few days around Christmas. Heck the grocery stores close to part time on Christmas I think we can do without a delivery or two for a few days.
This sounds exactly like working in retail/a big box store during the holidays, it sucks no doubt. I wish I could've gotten overtime hours back in those days, as they punish you if you go into overtime at most places... Overtime is a blessing to those who accept it, and can't legally be forced to my understanding. But what do I know after working mostly hourly for 20 years 🤷♂️
I’m an Amazon driver and have to go to work soon. They give us Insane numbers of packages, no extra pay, expect us to help other drivers after our routes. I don’t mind delivering, I’ve done it for 5 years now part time through college, but Amazon does not give a cats hoo-ha about us.
As someone who is a commercial driver and averages ten hours a shift each week throughout the year I totally support these Amazon workers. I had an understanding of the conditions in my field of LTL P&D but that was my choice and I find it better than working in a factory for half of the salary. These workers are having to deal with a large number of small parcel deliveries in primarily residential areas; amplified in the holiday season they’re easily doing more labor than what they’re being compensated for; then not to mention the fact the warehouses are incredibly busy and dangerous for those who aren’t on the road making deliveries. This is an important moment for organized labor in this country that the workers at this Amazon location win their strike. I don’t see them getting reduced hours but increased payment, and benefits should be absolutely essential for them when tasked with the demands of the workload. Solidarity!
It's not just Amazon's fault. People forget that the customer base is just as much at fault. The amount of times that I've heard people say "I just want my same or next day delivery" is crazy. That's why it's like this, they have no incentive to be different.
Customers are paying for Prime. They are not wrong to expect the service they paid for. Amazon made big promises and took everyone's money and wants to lay all the bullshit at the feet of their workers.
Good for these workers! Unions are definitely NOT "unconstitutional". Unions often are the only way to get fair conditions, since many companies sadly won't do it on their own - prioritizing profit over safe conditions, reasonable hours, fair wages/benefits, and more. More locations should unionize and the company should most definitely come to a halt for Christmas Day.
If you go and apply at Amazon warehouse, or delivery, you know exactly what you’re getting into. You know you’re going to miss birthdays, holidays, and be subject to oppressive bosses. They signed up for this
if it is the most profitable period (and it is), I don't understand why they just can't hire more people and/or offer higher voluntary pay. it's not like christmas is a new phenomenon, it literally happens every year, at the same time, the same way. They could have a legion of "reserve" workers that only come in during busy periods, that way they only need minimum retraining. they could've had such a system for years now. if the military where people are relied upon to literally go to war can have such a system work, why can't people who scan boxes and move things not?
If I'm not mistaken the average amount of time a amazon associate lasts is around 3 months. That means they have a 400% turnover rate per year, typically made up of new hires that quit, ghost, Time off task out, or get a final written. They absolutely do not need a reserve worker force. They can't even keep enough people to run in the "slow" times
@@cookedgutteroilhotpotand they hire whatever shows up to work at the door. My friend is constantly harassed, like I mean, no sensorship, disgusting. Asking for phone number, media account, c'mmon let's go do this and that, I want to f u, and if you do not comply they guys get aggressive with insults, foul language, trash talking. Management does not care.
It's always the frontline workers who are treated the worst. Grocery stores are notorious for forcing you to work weekends and holidays. When I worked at Walmart, I missed just about every single holiday with my family for 3 years in a row. I put up with it because everyone just accepted the fact that customer service employees at grocery stores are expected to work holidays. And Walmart is the worst when it comes to union busting, they will shut down a store before it gets unionized, and tank the lawsuits. I couldn't get any other job, and had bills to pay. I was so lonely and depressed, it felt like I didn't have a family anymore. The pay was shit, and the work was soul crushing.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
Craziest thing...If people want to make a stand then make a stand. Find a job at another low wage company. I work at McDonald's. As much as I'd like to tell you I need my job because Wendy's, Carl's Jr., Jack in the crack wouldn't hire me...they would. Put your livelihood where your mouth is. Many of us low wager's are broke or best case pay check to pay check. So quit.
Amazon's treatment of their workers, of them driving small businesses out of business with predatory pricing, means I am no longer an amazon customer. No Prime, No Audible, No Whole Foods, No Zappos, no Abe Books.
Yeah really iam driver and we get the worst end of it they literally dump all the shit on us they should really put a cap rate on how much workload they give a driver it's not like your getting more pay all they do is give u more work for the same amount of pay
@juanescalante9972 I am in absolute agreement with you. After three injuries throughout the one year I worked for Amazon, and almost becoming homeless during my second occurrence, I had no choice but to throw in the towel. With no legitimate healthcare benefits, a truly pathetic payrate in addition to no overtime pay, downright insulting workplace policies, excruciatingly painful work hours/shifts, consistent workload increases without fail and no hope of change in sight; at my exit, I knew that I was making the right call. I will never go back to Amazon. Not even as a last resort. Period.
so work somewhere else… generations getting softer and softer easier jobs with better benefits and more pay and it’s never enough. Stubborn unions are pushing companies to invest more into ai and automation.
This is what we get for giving them trophies for nothing starting in Kindergarten. It’s peak season. Has been for decades. Not a lot of skill to tape a box. Learn a trade.
My second holiday season not ordering anything from Amazon and about 90% of my presents were bought locally. It is so much better than buying crap online that just fills up your house.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
Don't forget postal workers suffer too; the amount of times people say "i didn't know you guys worked Sundays" it's so sad. It's because of Amazon, I'm delivering you an amazon package
Is so sad. Delivery and warehouse work 7bdays a week. Ugh
Cry about it.
USPS workers get paid well and get great benefits. Stop whining. Horrible service and 1.5 hour lunch breaks. USPS has it better. Every carrier is delivering Amazon packages. 😢
@@egx161more perfect union just released a video about the usps. they’re not like that anymore unfortunately. my friend worked for them within the last two years and all the trucks constantly break down and you pray your daily shitty truck doesn’t break down cause then they’ll make you drive an even crappier one until your daily vehicle is fixed, constant 10+ hour days because they were understaffed, understaffing created a culture of never asking off, customers treat you like a robot. I guess they could’ve taken a long lunch to make their day 12+ hours though.
i feel like ups probably gets treated the best because of their union.
@@egx161$19/HR, working in terrible weather, getting robbed and gunned down in the street across the country. Yeah. Pay is well and benefits are well.
We need to change culturally and be satisfied with getting items a little slower. instant gratification takes a toll on community health.
But me want stuff NOW!
I remember recently I ordered something that said “pre-order” in the description which usually means a long wait before the package comes but it was at my house within the week. I wondered if people expect their products so quickly that they put the preorder label there just in case people were upset with the shipping time being “too long”.
I order from amazon for Christmas and maybe one other time a year for a special household item or another gift. I live in apartments though and my neighbors will have one or more new packages per day. what in gods name are they constantly ordering….i feel like they people with shopping addictions make the problem so so so much worse.
Or instead of blaming the consumer, Amazon can hire more workers and pay them better? Foreign concept ik😂
@@aalmondmilkThats unbelievable!
Like that will happen. Nope, if it can be here today people will want it TODAY!
Nowadays everything I hear about Amazon is negative and workers over there are overworked and underpayed.
So stop using Amazon
@@rha600 Agreed!
@rha600 do you see how many boxes they package and put on the conveyor belts, and the speed they demand with no work breaks? The average Amazon worker works 3 years before health complications force them to quit, and that's BY DESIGN. Amazon doesn't want employees to stick around and ask for better pay and benefits or form unions, so they break them before they're there for too long.
@@VelcroPoodle well that's good right? Then those people can go someone else and stop bitching about how amazon treats them. Have you ever seen what nurses are put through? And that's with a degree and training.
@@rha600maybe raise the wages of nurses and Amazon workers together to livable wages
Never have I ever allowed any company I have worked for tell me I can't use the bathroom
worked for ONE for 1 month! NO breaks period. One TIMED 5 min restrm brk. Even that would be a demerit. 3 awk cost an hour pay deduction. 4 a week (20 mins total) termination w a bad reference ( b4 laws stated you could only give star and leave dates). U got a 30 min lunch. All restrm, cig smoke, calls, hygiene, Everything had to go into that 25 to 30 min break. I quit at 2 wks!
@@dead2802 yeah I don't even think I would give that 2 weeks.
We do not live in a time of kings and they are not doing you a favor by employing you, you are being paid for being there and they are being paid for your work.
Some people don't have the luxury of being able to just walk away
@popular-possibility always got a choice brother, think of it like a marriage you wouldn't want to commit your life to someone who was an abuser right?
Start throwing applications out and take the first ride out if that's what you gotta do but don't stick around.
@popular-possibilityeveryone has that luxury, you’ve been conditioned to think you don’t and that’s how amazon has power, by breaking your mind.
Based. Not even mad about the shit people won’t get on Christmas. We don’t need all this crap in our lives anyway
Literally. WE DO NOT NEED IT. A lot of crap. I agree 100%
So many ppl already have a lot of shid they need. My goodness! I myself, even stopped the habit of buying gifts for every little occasion throughout the year. I buy only certain kind of gifts for people now and they are usually health-related gifts.
My thoughts exactly. If anyone complains to me about it now I'm going to tell them, "that's what happens when a company abuses people".
What about us? thousands of amazon 3rd party sellers who make their livings on selling on Amazon. ???
You said it best!
what part of "christmas doesn't come from a store" from Grinch 1966 do these consumerists not understand?
The irony is that there are better deals outside of Amazon... Amazon has just become a brand name for "convenience." Not necessarily "cheaper". Search the internet, including direct from manufacturer. You may be surprised that you can get better deals elsewhere. Just because it says "Amazon Pick", it's not a better or cheaper product, it's just likely that Amazon makes a better profit from that specific product when sold.
True, I bought a Bambu Labs 3D printer direct form Bambu Labs and it was $80 cheaper than Amazons so called amazing deal.
Not to mention the scam returns buyers end up dealing with.
If you see something you wanna buy on amazon, check the company that sells it. They might have their own shop website or even delivery service. most of the time it will be cheaper there, AND the company that makes it will get more money.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? They refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
Without unions and other guardrails in place, companies just race each other to the bottom to make the worst possible conditions for their employees.
And Unions also destroy companies because it gives workers a sense of entitlement that extends beyond fair wages and conditions and right onto "that's not my job" lack of team work. I've now worked for 3 factories that went out of business because of what the union that was enact did to cohesion. 9f all 3 times, I didn't vote for the union. My job security came feom being a value to the job.
If Union's were so great... why do public service employees suck more ass than an ass sucking machine.
Canada Post is on strike. They have voiced a few concerns. One is "tripping on a stick in someone's yard." How far gone d9es someone have to he that their job of walking is a hazard. That a stick is an issue.
Unions create laziness.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.. I guess.
🤖🤖🤖
True!
Good for them! As an 80 year old person who can no longer drive, Amazon is something I often have to go to and I hate it, I fully support their union and want for more branches to unionize.
I am with you, but do reach out to neighbors and friends to help you avoid Amazon! Local independent businesses need our patronage! 🙏🏻 Please, no more Amazon profits 🙏🏻
You cant drive and amazon is providing you a service that you need and you hate them for it?
Well said! I completely support these workers. I dont know how Amazon workers can handle these conditions. 😢
I am a senior and can't drive. I never buy from Amazon. I'll be glad to give you some tips if you would like them.
@ That would be great! I really appreciate your offer!
I refuse to give Amazon any more of my money directly. I’ve heard nightmare stories about the working conditions, and as a person who works a grueling manufacturing-like job like this I stand with the workers fully. Hoping for the best for employees going forward, wherever you work. Stay safe and know your worth.
what is the other option?. Give money to one of the two companies that own every mall in the country and almost everywhere in the western world who decide what shops are allowed to exist and put a huge amount of pressure on zoning laws to prevent anything is sold outside of malls ?
All those complaints are from sissies,real workers work.
@@krishutch3d just don't use amazon dummy
@krishutch3d good point.
Couple of years back the workers at John Deere went on strike.
A reporter asked one of the workers just how long could they go on fighting such a huge company.
He replied, "One day longer than they can."
I dont care if my packages are late. The employees deserve a living wage and fair working conditions. F Amazon.
Exactly! They not only deserve a living wage but a THRIVING wage. I would put their job under essential work along with healthcare, waste management, and teaching. It is so important for people to get their packages and mail.
@@TheOG-GG I think this is an insane response. No offense. Sorting boxes, I get it, it's tiresome. I'm in infrastructure, we are literally destroying our bodies, killing ourselves for $30/hour. Anybody can sort boxes. And that's the key. You want a thriving wage? Do the hardcore schooling and go in debt for real and get a job that not just anyone can walk in and do from day one. Robots can sort boxes, and robots can make burgers. Keep on about how hard it is and see if these companies don't just go with robots. Then you'll be crying about the people with no real skills, can't get a job anywhere. This is reality.
@@DeathDealerAFDso why does ppl playing sports get paid so much versus another person doing manual labor ?
You can only get the big bucks by having a degree or something ?
Idk about that.. but proceed
@@DeathDealerAFD to much truth in that statement hits hard but I would agree
why? didnt they choose not to get an education to improve their lives? did they not choose to take a minimum wage job? nobody is forcing them to stay.
“No one wants to work anymore” - the famous phrases uttered by corporate boot lickers every where.
Except when the company you work for hires another person to work the same field as you but they call out on Mondays and Fridays, show up late but never miss a break or lunch time no matter how much work there is AND have to yap on the phone from the time they do show up until they leave (on time). Yeah. Bootlickers.
@@VF31Rules you're a boot licker.
@@VF31Rules [crying] Listen to my anecdotal story bro, please! It's actually okay to sh!t on class solidarity because someone I worked with one time sucks bro.
The fact they took the job means the pay is worth it.
They're volunteering more quotes, nice.
I've never worked for Amazon, but have worked in warehouses run by big corporations for 25 years and I have no doubt everything these workers are saying is 100% true.
Me too. At the large shipping company I worked for someone said that the only reason why there wasn't new people injured was because there wasn't new people. I started orientation with 7 people and I was one of two who stayed to work on. I was unemployed before being hired. I was terminated after I got sick because of cold temperatures due to electrical failure and stayed away too long.
Ahh yes amazon aka the new peoples republic of Walmart after Walmart lost the top spot to Amazon.
Based Bezos will replace workers with robots so no one cries about working hard
@@John-PaulHunt-o8rWalmart has the lowest grocery prices. Protest in front of local small business grocers for price gouging
I've worked for amazon and still do and I've worked for previous warehouse in the past and Amazon is definitely the easiest, not to mention the flexibility for your schedule is a huge plus, you hear so many negative things about amazon cause a lot of lazy people work there since amazon doesn't do interviews, anyone can basically work there.
I hear $30/hr and at first I think its ridiculous, but then I remember that they $15/hr min wage fight has been going on so long that $25/hr is the equivalent now. If you think that $15/hr is too much let me remind you that it's only $2,400/month before taxes and deductions, and the average rent is $1,500/month now.
Don’t forget insurance, groceries, gas, utilities, etc!
I had the same shock, I live in South Africa, that salary would be A LOT more than the average engineer / doctor / actuary / lawyer can hope to make.
Everything can keep rising in price, if salaries help support that need.
Desperation does not look good on anyone, and does something to everyone.
Why do you stop there at monthly? Go ahead and do the yearly calculation, because some people only see big number and think "Wow, that person is making 2400 a month, what is that like 50000 a year?"
I've seen it happen, even one of them out of touch boomer news casters did it. $28,800 per year after taxes and deductions. Thats how much someone is making per year at a minimum of 40 hours per week.
Do you understand what the word "minimum" means?
Aim higher, dude, aim higher
Min wage should be zero. It's a direct tax on businesses. Why are these people staying there if the job is so bad?
I personally organized and staged a unionized walk out for my warehouse in Idaho. I left a week after felling unheard and I’m unrecognized by Amazon.
I was working for 19/ hr, and my DSP believed that I was trying to organize against them.
Partners with Amazon are bullied into place with strict standards and low pay and since being partners is so lucrative no one wants to jeopardize that in the interest of fairness.
Loyalty to the workers is dead in corporations. Unions have to resurrect it and show them they are nothing without us.
I worked in an Amazon distribution center, and shipping center for 2 years, and can attest to the truth. The statements made by these employees are so true.
Lots of injuries from overworking and overwhelming stress on the body and mind. During "peak season" you can expect to be forced to work 6, 12 hour days for at least the 5 week period covering Thanksgiving, through Christmas and New Years.
If you don't, you're fired.
oh boo hoo, I do that all year. STFU
dont you get paid overtime? nobody should work free hours.
@@BobRooney290OT is going away anyway thanks to Trump.
Everyone who wants should only be required to work 8-5 or 9-5 Monday through Friday. Corporate executives should be required to do all the work on Saturdays Sundays and overnights.
Okay, why don’t they go get a better job? I understand unions in skilled trades. They have leverage because of how long it takes to train someone. It takes 5 minutes to show someone how to tape a box and move it to a bin. I don’t see this ending well for the employees.
show them that without their workers, they are NOTHING.
respect workers ✊
Any pushback from workers just speeds up the day we are all replaced by robots.
Instead of complaining they can always find a different job
@@goawwythat ain’t easy.
It does not, automation is going to happen and has been happening for the past two hundred years. If workers unionizing would speed up technological progress, then people would be all for it. But the rate of technological progress is not affected by whether or not workers are unionized or the rate, their jobs will be replaced by robots in the grand scheme of things, because that requires technology to mature to that place
Tbh amazon is always hiring, especially this time of the year. They will be lucky if seasonal workers don't take their jobs. Go find another job and move on.
" Amazon is a trillion-dollar company, reaching a market capitalization of $2 trillion for the first time on June 26, 2024".
And treat employees like shit😡
And avoid paying taxes .smh
That's the usa for you
Yes it’s a 2 trillion dollar company but look where he started and where he is now this what’s great about America start from the bottom and to the top we all have opportunities to do something and start a business but y’all rather just work and not put the work in to something else and about taxes that’s great we all shouldn’t pay taxes start you a business and you can do the same thing write stuff off for your business
A lot of companies that reach the top like that usually do that with a ton of exploitation. And the richer you get the more you can get away with by paying it off.
@@SuperJbarrera that's right, you too could get to be a rich a-hole - but statistically, that's highly unlikely... they sure did brainwash you well.
Imagine working at a hospital as part of the critical staff. I have worked 110 hours last pay period, and it was due to call outs of people that think they deserve the time off, I'm expected to miss every holiday that doesn't fall on a weekend. In reality, I couldn't see myself doing anything else because literally thousands of people depend on me🎉
Thank you for all that you do. I wish you the best❤❤
Yeah but your contribution is more important and you get paid better. Amazon chooses not to
Thank you for what you do, first and foremost.
I will say though, I am not even mad at the people who think they deserve time off lol. I would be one of them. We are allowed to take breaks. We can't be letting these systems and corporations enslave us from the inside out. Too overly-loyal.
Sure, caretaking for human lives in a hospital setting is needed. I understand that, but the truth of the matter is many of us, our lives are too dominantly controlled by the schedules and demands of these corporate structures. They are usually speaking the language of money, pro-formas and bottom lines, while the laborers are busy trying to "koom-by-yah" instead of reclaiming their power as both an employee and a human being.
I was a delivery driver for Amazon for 4 months and in those 4 months, I got truckers knee and runners knee and after shifts I would sometimes limp over to my dispatch. I also tried being a warehouse worker, but only lasted 4 days before I quit and said never again. Running down isles putting packages that are on carts in bags and trying to manage each isle, sifting through packages and running to the cart it goes to, and the one that made me quit mid shift was separating hundreds of packages per minute into “A” or “B” on the assembly line while standing in place for hours on end. At the first 15 minute break, I tried to walk forward but my legs were completely stuck straight and I almost fell over. The hours for delivery were 11am-9pm but you can go home early if you finish early, and for the warehouse it was 1am-11am with two 15 min breaks and a 30 minute lunch break.
Runner's knee after 4 months?!
I have empathy for you as a fellow driver and of course well done for even doing it for 4 months considering many people do not even last beyond the first week lol but wow, you must not have been in shape or your body was not used to that kind of physical exertion if that is all that it took. I was a competitive long distance cross country and track and field runner for like 6 years, so to me Amazon delivery is a walk in the park physically. To me, it's the psychological process of staring at 380 packages and getting out of a vehicle 200 times a day that is actually more of a slight challenge to me.
I agree with you about warehouse. To me, the warehouse is excruciating. No way, not for me. Very much so prefer to be outside driving than in a warehouse like that. I am not waking up at odd ball hours to stand at a warehouse all night.
@@AnomalyBelleza haha I’m actually in decent shape. I’m not overweight or underweight, just average. I’ve done many physical labor jobs like construction for a few years, I’ve worked at the busiest tire shop in the state constantly lifting tires and wheels, etc.
I also had 200 stops a day, and I ran to every doorstep and back because at my DSP if you finish early, you still get paid the same amount and get to go home early.
I was too poor to go to the doctor so I’m not sure if it runners knee or truckers knee, but considering that I was running so much and driving so much I just figured it was either or both, but thinking about it I guess it was truckers knee because it was my right knee that hurt badly.
@@amaggard14 Oh! Well excuse me for making that erroneous assumption. I understand and commend you for doing that work. Its definitely a lot no matter how it's sliced and can have a wear and tear effect especially considering the repeat nature of some of the movements.
There are countless times when I could have sprained my ankle and if I work several days in a row, I definitely feel it in my feet to a certain extent, so I totally hear you and appreciate the explanation you gave!
The underlying problem is shopping.
Can we just stop associating the holiday with shopping?
This is not what Christmas is about.
You hit the nail on the head there it’s about spreading time with friends or family and now we are able to do it over the phone or FaceTime and play games together online in a group and in person if you are able to.
💯 "CONSUMERISM" is the insatiable monster 👹 that feeds on a system that in turn is feeding upon US!!! 😫
The underlying problem is capitalism; consumerism is a symptom. Christmas is not a “Christian holiday” it’s a capitalist holiday for the majority of people in this country.
Yea but that is what it has become when people are bombarded with ads to shop in those particualr days.
@BOMBON187 None of us are obligated to pay any attention to "ads". You need to develop what I like to call my "bullshit deflector shield" 😔👍 It's an invisible energetic field that literally deflects "bullshit" , and returns it to the sender. It has served me well 😔👍
I stand with the Amazon workers
So quit your jobs then lol the place is trash and doesn't pay that well. They have been there for years eating crap and doing nothing to change. Insane. Its your fault if you allow them to do it to you stand up for yourself?
@@bg7290 When you have to live paycheck to paycheck. It's not as simple as just quitting your job and finding another. Because a missed paycheck means no gas, no food, no rent, no water, no power, etc... not to mention of you are working 5 days on 12 hour shifts, when would you have the time to look or even go to a job interview? And even if you some how managed to find another job. It's sometimes 3-4 weeks before you get that first check. How do you survive during that time? Who's paying your gas to get to your new job? How do you afford food? Rent? Power? Etc....
The system is designed to keep you poor. And that's what they are trying to change.
@bg7290 Calm down. I don't work at Amazon. Why are you so angry?
I stand w Amazon, I need my shit! 🤣
I was all in agreement until the girl at 3:40 said they want $30/hour. That's just insanity lmao
I got rid of Amazon from my life and then online shopping altogether. I couldn’t be better off as a result.
i tried but things i wanted were not available in my area. i was forced to drive around to find it and its not good because i pay for my gas. its just easier and cheaper to buy it online
There are some great brands you can only get online like Community Clothing & Bennington Potters.
@Dominik7T H.E.B., Walmart, Target 🎯 Michael's, Harbor Freight, ANY auto parts store AutoZone, Pep Boys, O'Reilly's, Pet Smart, Petco, really ANYTHING a body could possibly NEED (notice I said "need", not "want". There's a difference) can be found at any of the stores I mentioned. Just need to practice purchasing with restraint, "needs" versus "wants" and the wisdom to know the difference. It can be done. I'm doing it and so are many others 💞😊👍
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
I don't use Amazon, but expecting most people to never online shop is a big ask, especially if you need speciality items. I'm not a big consumer, but I get about 6 packages a year. I always choose the slowest delivery option to be kind to workers and the planet.
Amazon has monopolized shopping. Not just online but all shopping. They sell everything. A lot of stuff when you go to buy youre redirected to Amazon. Theyre making it so you have no choice but to buy from them.
We need competition.
Why do we keep working for these corporations again?
I know it's to get money to pay bills, but even that is barely happening now. Why are we going to these jobs that are not supporting us to live comfortably in the richest nation on the planet?
What happened to the pension? Oh yeah, that got changed into a 401K instead so it will be your fault when it doesn't work.
To hell with these companies.
If Unions are unconstitutional then Corporations are as well.
Delay Deny Refund
I'm actually worried with bezos, trump and Elon 'getting along' rn could do for the future of workers
I'm actually worried with bezos, trump and Elon 'getting along' rn could do for the future of workers
They are if you're forced to join them.
Also, the government isn't going to force unions not to exist. People would be too upset, it's goes against the First Amendment...... If they do anything, they will regulate them, causing them to be more corrupt or corrupt if they aren't already.
I'm sure companies tried this during the Industrial Revolution/Gilded Age. Remember the Pinkertons strike busting?
Greed, in the end, fails even the greedy.
Amazon is doing just fine.
Just need to remove TAX BREAKS for corporations and the rich and see what happens 😂👍
except you dont even know amazon. only 40% of its revenue comes from warehouse sales. the rest is 3rd party services, subscriptions, advertising, cloud based services.
I worked for a dirty warehouse for a company that practically owns the whole town. They deliver linen to hotels and hospitals. The linen is dirty af as it’s stepped on, machine dirt gets on it, it falls on the floor and still gets packed because workers get $15.61 and don’t gaf. You have to keep your productivity score at 85% all day or you’re scolded like a child because managers and everyone can see your score. I worked out 5days a week and only took bathroom breaks at lunch. I was constantly in the red with a low score because their machines from 1950😂 would get clogged and you’d have to stop. You couldn’t log out and save your score. So by the time a mechanic fixed it your score went down. Then jackazz mangers would move you around which lowered your score and you had to sort in huge bins the correct linen to feed the machine and that would slow you down. You also were pulling wet, tangled sheets and blankets out of bins. You had to be fast af and never stop in order to keep at 85%. No surprise everyone I started with 4 people quit/fired in 1 week of me being there. I can’t wait for that place to burn. It’s dust af and it will be all over your eyelashes. No window. No a/c is allowed and it get 100• in the spring. Workers would cough from all the dust and machines would jam because we couldn’t be fast enough. I hope all their workers quit because Amazon in building right across from them
Christmas was already ruined, Amazon said hold my beer.
If the system won't do anything to protect the people, then the system is broken, and it's up to the people to take action
I did it for 2 years as a driver
Amazon gets richer, DSP owners get wealthier, and the drivers get poverty wage!
"We just want 30$/hour" If that sounds unreasonable to any boomers listening, just remember that your first paper route in the late 60's payed roughly the same wage, adjusted for inflation. That's still barely 50k/year and these folks are in New York, famously *slightly more expensive* than American baseline.
Omg yes!!!! I watched a movie from 1941 where a man and his child paid $10 for TWO WEEKS ✌️ of room AND board! A room, PLUS 3 meals / day for TWO ✌️, $10 for 2 weeks. I decided to Google what $10 in 1941 would be equivalent to in 2024....$217.55 !
You are 💯 SPOT ON!!!! 👍
I make $50k/year. Trust me, it's going to poverty wage in the next 20 years.
Lazy American
My first paper route was….
Oh…that’s right.
I couldn’t get one.
There were already too many illegals doing that job.
Wow thanks for that info @@frances4797
I stopped ordering from Amazon the day they enacted the 5-day RTO mandate for their own employees. I don't want to spend my money on a company who treats their employees that way
So you must not buy from many companies at all
Where do you get your needs from ? And what companies do you know of personally that takes care of their employees
Eh, don’t feel bad for the Amazon software engineers and business people having to do RTO. I’m one of them, I get paid enough I can drag my ass into the office an extra 2 days a week lol
@@onlinealias622 amazing what a good education can do for your salary. it's too bad the warehouse workers cant figure that out.
Unions are the reason workers don't try to become their own Luigi Mangione, unions give us hope for a peaceful option instead of "grabbing the pitchforks" like in the old days.
Thank you for recommending Sarah Jennine Davis on one of your videos. I reached out to her and :nvesting with her has been amazing.
Wow, congratulations on your impressive investment success! Your discipline and focus on delayed gratification is truly inspiring. I'm curious, what are some of the key factors that you consider when making investment decisions? Do you have any tips for those of us who are just starting to dip our toes into the world of investing? Thanks for sharing your story!
@@สมรักษ์อินทร์ตา-ม7ฑ A great recommendation is Sarah Jennine Davis. Her basic information should probably be displayed when you search for her in your browser.
@@Elijah-e6vHow do I access her ? I really need this
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I wasn't that shocked about the holiday work and "mandatory overtime" -- that's just what big businesses only motivated by profit are like. But I WAS very shocked to hear that Amazon accounts for _53%_ of injuries and deaths in the warehouse industry! That's _atrocious!!_ This is making me really think seriously about putting in the effort to source my online shopping from anywhere BUT Amazon -- I don't want to support working conditions like this.
This is one of those solid arguments no one will even mention. I'm tired of these people flat out laughing at people who want honest pay. These companies have insane profit margins and the pay at the bottom stays the same. A company that has record profits should be forced into an evaluation by the government on spending. The fact I still see advertising for Amazon but the entire workforce is negative is just asinine. They will spend millions on a youtube pop up but can't make the people with families feel secure financially.
Get it Amazon workers, you deserve a fair union contract.
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We need to return back to shopping locally as much as we can .
Yeah not gonna happen nationwide friend
They've killed the local store market nearly entirely. It's going to be hard if the consumer isn't interested... And they REALLY aren't interested these days.
and pay twice the price? no thanks. enjoy losing your money. not to worry, it grows on trees.
Between them and walmart, most stores around me have closed.
The typical American is too selfish and too lazy and stupid for that.
I refuse to use Amazon. I purchase direct from the vendor/manufacture.
Same It's more work but so much more rewarding.
They do the same things but on a smaller scale
Same. 👍 No Amazon for me.
But you still might have the middle man of delivery people unless you are able to get there and collect it yourself
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
As an Amazon customer...... I really do feel for these people.... conditions.. environment.. etc.. They deserve so so SO much better than they are given. I almost had a job at a warehouse... looking back.. Im glad I didnt continue my hiring process... Got my picture taken and all.... but quit when my father passed.
Corporations are Evolved vampires. Period.
Nah. Vampires are sexy and don't have to suck all your blood.
These corporations suck your blood dry and then ask you why you don't have more while you're dying.
SCOTUS would disagree. They are people, not vampires.
EREBUS REMOVES THEIR POWER COMPLETELY to feed harvest clone source resource absorb advance. MUST BE FOUR AGREEMENTS. RING OF THE MAGI REMOVES THEIR POWER COMPLETELY. The tones repels them. TOTEK GENUFLECT NOMAK YAMA King Minos NARCISSUS NEUTRALIZES THE NARCISSIST. Their game is OBSOLETE.
@@Dodgerzden your medical insurance claim has been denied. thanks for your 30 years of paying your premiums to United Healthcare. have a wonderful day.
Shoutout to all the comments downplaying how mistreated workers in general across most of America. I'm really sorry that saying you deserve to be paid more and work less offends you, that does sound awful
Worked in robotics and automation (controls) in a fulfillment center through 4 "Peak" seasons that churned out over 1,000,000 packages in 24 hours over and over again with a building only designed to push 850,000 in 24 hours. People quit constantly. Those of us that stuck around were left to do our work and the work of those who left. Easy part was getting through Peak compared to after Peak when you get questioned for not performing scheduled maintenance tasks for 2 months straight. Those questioning the lack of maintenance mention nothing of the 16 hour shifts you pulled to keep the building running. It's a claw to the top environment. Low level area managers plotting and positioning themselves for those coveted admin jobs where they bark orders from their home remote office. It all ties in. Cut throat corporate behavior is the fastest way to get promoted. While these managers with bachelor degrees climb, the rest of us scurry around cleaning up the mess they leave in their wake when they get promoted.
Why not seek work elsewhere? I believe it's understood by now that working for Amazon means shit wages and long, arduous hours.
Apparently they all are being forced at gunpoint to work there or this is literally the only job they can get (which says more about them than Amazon)
Because jobs that pay the bills are hard to find, not everyone can just pick up new or equivalent labor without major hits to their expenses and life style.
Sometimes they can’t find them at all.
@@TTSP907 I mean it isn't like a high paying job that is hard to replace. Just work at IHOP. 🤣
@ back when I worked crappy jobs I took the time I was away from work to upskill myself, getting certified in IT, and continuously learning to make myself more marketable to higher wages and employers worth sticking with. This is how one gets away from these low-level, dead end jobs. Everyone knows it but few are willing to dedicate the time and effort.
Back when I worked crappy jobs I took the time I was away from work to upskill myself, getting certified in IT, and continuously learning to make myself more marketable to higher wages and employers worth sticking with. This is how one gets away from these low-level, dead end jobs. Everyone knows it but few are willing to dedicate the time and effort.
stop buying from amazon
These CEOs better start acting right...
We already have seen the beginning of what happens when you consistently ignore the people.
Their first step will be increasing their personal security. Listening to the people and making necessary changes is way down at the bottom of the list. Expect Luigi Mangione to be made an example of in order to discourage further retaliation. These people KNOW what they're doing is awful. They don't care. We're nothing to them.
From which planet did you land from?
@@thetasworlduranus buddy
The bad sleep well.. until they start dreaming of people wearing hoodies shadowing them.
@@Perfidion They are already doing this evidently, unsurprisingly. A lot of corporations are working on getting security details for their executives. However it won't stop someone who doesn't have much left to lose from doing something in reality.
Amazon is now the Grinch!
The Grinch is the Teamsters.
@@dancarlton7973exactly
Yay! I'm boycotting them anyways. As Joey said, whatever it is, I'm against it.
Good for them, I can't imagine being a full time driver / delivery person for 45k or less a year UPS pays there drivers 80k or more.
United we bargain, divided we beg.
Solidarity forever, brothers and sisters! From IBEW local 26 ✊
@@bertbaker7067 amen from SYR1.
Amen!
did anyone tell the workers that they will lose a chunk of their minimum wage salary towards union dues? LOL Annuity fund, Central Pension Fund, Training Fund, Health and Sickness Fund, Welfare Fund. the union wants money!
Carpenter's Local 2078!
Doesn't work so well when the IBEW keeps refusing a lot of people wanting to apprentice to become an electrician unfortunately.
This problem is not new just getting bigger with Monopolies like Amazon. Years ago I worked for a Burger King all but me and one other employee showed up on a Friday, it was the 2 of us and a manager. To run the entire restaurant, this was in the 80s when sales were Good! We held the ship together until 3 tour buses showed up dumping over 100 customers on us plus the normal drive through and regular walk-ins. I told the manager I wanted at least 3x the pay because I was doing the work of 6 people! The pore girl up front was only 16 and had to leave at 8pm due to working laws. He said he couldn't pay me more than the current minimum of $2.85 (80s law) I said I'm leaving if he doesn't call the owner and get permission to raise my pay for the night. Nope I walked out. The next day I came to work as scheduled the owner was there he wasn't happy because of what the manager said I did that was a Lie! I explained myself and he just said get to work. He couldn't fire me for being reliable and leaving when nobody showed up because of a concert the rest went to instead of working. No he didn't pay me because I refused to finish the shift. I don't know if he closed the store that night it wasn't my problem!
Remember you live in the "United States of Corporate America"
Remember you can always move out of the US
Not everyone has the money & resources to move.
@@Novastar.SaberCombat lol, sure play the victim card. Half the Latin America walks thru an open border into the US everyday, you don’t have enough to make it to Tijuana unless of course welfare provides you the means.
I just ordered Amazon. I clicked the no rush option for delivery date. My products my not arrive before Christmas. But that's fine with me. And I never ask for Sunday delivery.
This is pretty much every factory too not just Amazon, welcome to corporate America!
“Just get a better job”
Is the real Soft American Mentality.
Any rights and comforts of the workplace were fought for and earned by unions. Now companies are making record profits by encroaching on those rights. Americans had to organize, sacrifice, “complain” and fight to have those rights. The same way these workers are- actually putting in work for themselves instead of running from it.
If you sell a job full days of your life, you at least deserve respect. That’s the difference between a worker and a lackey- we have terms and they have to be defended.
This.
I used to work for USPS as a rural career and that was a few years ago when we did 90% of amazon package deliveries... It was literal hell every year and it was easy for a route to take longer than you had.
I tried delivering packages for Amazon for about a month. It was a f****** nightmare.
It ain’t for the weak my boy
@VON-92 it's for the compliant. I'll go back to construction thank you.
@@VON-92 Having self-respect and the ability to explore other options doesn't make someone "weak".
@ y apply for a job that we’ve known for years that work employees hard then complain about the work when hired
I did for about a month during the start of the pandemic. It was a third party but I loved it cause literally no one was on the road at that time
If you hate your job then just find another place to work…
nah they can't, they being forced at gunpoint to work there 😂😂😂
In today’s world it’s not that easy, plus Amazon isn’t the only shitty greedy corporation in the world. Wherever you go the workers get stuffed to the bottom while the CEOs make the $$$. The hiring process nowadays is insanely gruesome too.. almost impossible.
I just don’t purchase in Amazon, I prefer to support local businesses!
Alot of small businesses sell their merch on Amazon
I want to start doing this. Do you have any suggestions on how to find local small business that sell necessities?
Wtf is mandatory overtime? Lol
Oooh I love this question soooo….. I work for a hospital whenever someone calls out and it’s my turn to stay, I get mandated to stay or I get a write up. You get OT however, whatever plans you had, it’s gone. So Amazon evoked the same shit
It's exactly what it sounds like. They schedule you for OT, and you work the OT, or you get fired. And at my previous job, if someone called out for second shift (I worked first (morning) shift) then I was volun-told to work second shift, for a total of 16 hours. I lived an hour's commute away, so when this happened, I'd get a total of 3-4 hours of sleep. THAT'S how accidents/injuries happen (two on the line, and two car accidents from falling asleep at the wheel).
No human should be forced to work that much just to live.
@@catharinetarquinio6614 hospitals can say there’s liability to the patient but once again, your body wasn’t designed to handle the load of shit that there’s put on. However, Amazon has no damn liability like they’re not making sense at all
And yet, I don't know anyone who _isn't_ a Prime member. This Is the America we live in, it's always someone else's problem.
I'm not. I only buy from Amazon like 2-4 times a year. I use my mom's prime account if I can't find what I'm looking for anywhere else or if I'm desperate for the cheapest. It makes me cringe how much more I'm spending buying in person and at small shops, but I would feel worst if I regularly contributed to the suffering of Amazon workers.
I’m not. I’ve only ordered a total of 2 orders from Amazon, and one of them was for a friend who is unbanked and didn’t have a way to pay for an online order
@@last_womann8344 Ok, so your home has a Prime Amazon account, most do today.
The people working to make sure everyone gets their present to have a great Christmas and what do they get more work. I think everything that is not essential should be shut down for a few days around Christmas. Heck the grocery stores close to part time on Christmas I think we can do without a delivery or two for a few days.
This sounds exactly like working in retail/a big box store during the holidays, it sucks no doubt. I wish I could've gotten overtime hours back in those days, as they punish you if you go into overtime at most places... Overtime is a blessing to those who accept it, and can't legally be forced to my understanding. But what do I know after working mostly hourly for 20 years 🤷♂️
I’m an Amazon driver and have to go to work soon. They give us Insane numbers of packages, no extra pay, expect us to help other drivers after our routes.
I don’t mind delivering, I’ve done it for 5 years now part time through college, but Amazon does not give a cats hoo-ha about us.
all of these corp. have become crazy since the pandemic.
As someone who is a commercial driver and averages ten hours a shift each week throughout the year I totally support these Amazon workers. I had an understanding of the conditions in my field of LTL P&D but that was my choice and I find it better than working in a factory for half of the salary. These workers are having to deal with a large number of small parcel deliveries in primarily residential areas; amplified in the holiday season they’re easily doing more labor than what they’re being compensated for; then not to mention the fact the warehouses are incredibly busy and dangerous for those who aren’t on the road making deliveries.
This is an important moment for organized labor in this country that the workers at this Amazon location win their strike. I don’t see them getting reduced hours but increased payment, and benefits should be absolutely essential for them when tasked with the demands of the workload.
Solidarity!
It's not just Amazon's fault. People forget that the customer base is just as much at fault.
The amount of times that I've heard people say "I just want my same or next day delivery" is crazy. That's why it's like this, they have no incentive to be different.
Customers are paying for Prime. They are not wrong to expect the service they paid for. Amazon made big promises and took everyone's money and wants to lay all the bullshit at the feet of their workers.
Good for these workers! Unions are definitely NOT "unconstitutional". Unions often are the only way to get fair conditions, since many companies sadly won't do it on their own - prioritizing profit over safe conditions, reasonable hours, fair wages/benefits, and more. More locations should unionize and the company should most definitely come to a halt for Christmas Day.
If you go and apply at Amazon warehouse, or delivery, you know exactly what you’re getting into. You know you’re going to miss birthdays, holidays, and be subject to oppressive bosses. They signed up for this
What needs to happen with Amazon is for the employees to have a national slow down..
That's actually really good thinking.
The fact that we get free videos on UA-cam by More Perfect Union is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive.
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if it is the most profitable period (and it is), I don't understand why they just can't hire more people and/or offer higher voluntary pay. it's not like christmas is a new phenomenon, it literally happens every year, at the same time, the same way. They could have a legion of "reserve" workers that only come in during busy periods, that way they only need minimum retraining. they could've had such a system for years now. if the military where people are relied upon to literally go to war can have such a system work, why can't people who scan boxes and move things not?
Of course they are hiring extra people. But do you think there are that many people waiting to work just for a few weeks and then be let go?
If I'm not mistaken the average amount of time a amazon associate lasts is around 3 months. That means they have a 400% turnover rate per year, typically made up of new hires that quit, ghost, Time off task out, or get a final written. They absolutely do not need a reserve worker force. They can't even keep enough people to run in the "slow" times
@@cookedgutteroilhotpotand they hire whatever shows up to work at the door. My friend is constantly harassed, like I mean, no sensorship, disgusting. Asking for phone number, media account, c'mmon let's go do this and that, I want to f u, and if you do not comply they guys get aggressive with insults, foul language, trash talking. Management does not care.
DELETE ALL APPS THAT WANT MONEY PERIOD...
😂😂😂😂😂
do you mean all apps or "all caps" 😂😂😂😉
If you can't go to the bathroom when you want or need, I think that makes it a sweat shop, right?
It's always the frontline workers who are treated the worst. Grocery stores are notorious for forcing you to work weekends and holidays. When I worked at Walmart, I missed just about every single holiday with my family for 3 years in a row.
I put up with it because everyone just accepted the fact that customer service employees at grocery stores are expected to work holidays. And Walmart is the worst when it comes to union busting, they will shut down a store before it gets unionized, and tank the lawsuits. I couldn't get any other job, and had bills to pay. I was so lonely and depressed, it felt like I didn't have a family anymore. The pay was shit, and the work was soul crushing.
Yes but we the consumers can do our part as well and stop using Amazon.
I'm firing Amazon this week! No more Amazon shopping for me and I'm excited!
💖💜💙💚💛🧡❤️
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
The fact that Amazon workers are treated like crap while Jeff Bezos' new yacht is so big that it legally requires a support vessel speaks volumes.
Craziest thing...If people want to make a stand then make a stand. Find a job at another low wage company. I work at McDonald's. As much as I'd like to tell you I need my job because Wendy's, Carl's Jr., Jack in the crack wouldn't hire me...they would. Put your livelihood where your mouth is. Many of us low wager's are broke or best case pay check to pay check. So quit.
There are police Unions, firefighters unions, nursing unions, teacher unions, these people should be allowed to be recognized for their union!
I love seeing the working class fight and rise up. We always need to spread more awareness and fight
I liked this video before I watched it because I knew I would like MPU and I wasn’t disappointed. Good work as always.
Amazon's treatment of their workers, of them driving small businesses out of business with predatory pricing, means I am no longer an amazon customer. No Prime, No Audible, No Whole Foods, No Zappos, no Abe Books.
Don’t use Amazon & I never will. Stay strong & if someone knows how we can send food etc if they need it for strike shifts
Why cant walmart associates do this?!?!?!?!?!?
Yeah... Don't forget about Amazon DSP workers.
Yeah really iam driver and we get the worst end of it they literally dump all the shit on us they should really put a cap rate on how much workload they give a driver it's not like your getting more pay all they do is give u more work for the same amount of pay
@juanescalante9972 I am in absolute agreement with you.
After three injuries throughout the one year I worked for Amazon, and almost becoming homeless during my second occurrence, I had no choice but to throw in the towel.
With no legitimate healthcare benefits, a truly pathetic payrate in addition to no overtime pay, downright insulting workplace policies, excruciatingly painful work hours/shifts, consistent workload increases without fail and no hope of change in sight; at my exit, I knew that I was making the right call.
I will never go back to Amazon. Not even as a last resort. Period.
so work somewhere else… generations getting softer and softer easier jobs with better benefits and more pay and it’s never enough. Stubborn unions are pushing companies to invest more into ai and automation.
lets not forget the waitresses and waiters too making 3$ an hour... tipping culture is BS
30 an hour is delusional
thank you for bringing these horrible and dangerous working conditions to the forefront
I will have been a Prime member for 20 years as of February 2025. I’m canceling my subscription. So sick of this greedy company.
3:40 You want $30 for unskilled warehouse labour? Thats double the national average wages, just to shift around boxes.
This is what we get for giving them trophies for nothing starting in Kindergarten. It’s peak season. Has been for decades. Not a lot of skill to tape a box. Learn a trade.
Wait, you work for Amazon and don't expect to work the Holidays?
Thank you all for your service!
$30 per hour to pack boxes? Learn a trade and you might be getting that.
What I’m doing elevator fixer or fixing toilets 🚽 😂
$30 an hour seems a bit unreasonable.
considering how dangerous, stressful and demanding warehouse jobs are, it's quite reasonable.
If you have a union and no contract, you don’t have a union, you have a group of people who take your money and provide nothing for it…
FINALLY as proud sheetmetal union members, i support this
💪💪💪 I support you!!! 😊👏👏👏
My second holiday season not ordering anything from Amazon and about 90% of my presents were bought locally. It is so much better than buying crap online that just fills up your house.
Yes, support the local small businesses that have backbone and heart!
I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.
2:55 they might be, it’s technically price fixing of labor.
Go for it guys! I hope you win! I can live without my little package for however long it takes.
❤ thank you