Authorities launch investigation into working conditions of Amazon warehouses l GMA
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2022
- The U.S. attorney's office in New York told ABC News the inspections were seeking safety hazards, and "possible fraudulent conduct designed to hide injuries" from safety officials.
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I remember as a kid just under a few decades ago, whenever you ordered products online, it would take as much as a week or two, even a month to arrive. We don’t need so much stuff at lightning speed, especially if it’s at the risk of harming warehouse employees. At the end of the day, it’s just stuff.
And a lot of it we end up returning anyway. 💯
Agreed 👊🔥✌
The question is what took them so long to do and investigation
Facts!!!!! They waited too long.
They were waiting on the funding from Walmart jk
They were having difficulty pulling their heads outta their asses
I have never worked at Amazon, but I remember watching a lady who started crying saying she is on her way to work. She worked at Amazon. My heart melted.
Big deal all jobs suck a paycheck is a paycheck keeps my belly full and my lights on!! Lazy bs is this
@@mselle66 you can tell you never worked at a warehouse,especially Amazon lol
@@menareawasteofspace they never worked at all
@@mselle66 What a jerk. You have NO idea what it is like. A job should never cause you permanent injury. It is hell working there, you are speaking from ignorance, I actually know what it's like
@@mselle66 Thanks for sharing that.
It’s a fact ! I worked for Amazon and I was injured working on a diverting station, I gave them all the documents so that I can be put on light duty and they continued to put in the area where I was injured . I had to quit due to the injury . They do not care and my life has not been the same since , I am in constant pain.
Definitely check out a homeopathic massage therapist or chiropractor man. Wish all the best for you.
I hope justice will be served
Not the only one.
It's a damned shame how greedy these billionaires and trillionaires are! They need to be held accountable for the injuries (and deaths) they are causing by overworking their employees.
How old are you, Jeanne.
I’m sorry, I feel your pain. 🫠
The distribution warehouse in southern Arizona has no air conditioning. They tell you right at the interview.
How is this even legal?!
I’m a delivery associate who put in his 2 weeks with his current DSP because of all the same reasons why the warehouses are under investigation. Everything said from the people who work there is spot on. When you’re on their route, they expect you to shut your engine off at every stop, regardless of how freezing or scorching hot the temperatures are. The work loads we get are very ridiculous. I almost get 400 packages daily & sometimes without a step van because Amazon tells the companies what type of van a driver should have for their route. If I fail to shut the engine off at every single stop I’ll get terminated; there is no exceptions to these rules. Amazon is very inhumane with their staff in all aspects of their warehouse or delivery departments. I can’t wait to leave this company & move on.
Amazon Employees Workers Need To Unionize.!
🤔👊🔥✌
I am a FedEx Ground Driver. I had to start as an Amazon Driver in order to get FedEx; worked for a DSP for eight months. That was when I lived in Portland, Oregon. It was not a good job at all. Now, here at FedEx Ground, I do turn off my truck at every stop (which you should, for very valid reasons), and I have to deliver HUGE, HEAVY packages, including furniture. I get around 200 stops per day, and over 300 stops per day during peak season, while delivering much larger, heavier packages than with Amazon.
But here is the difference. I have the same route every day. I know my area by heart. It makes me super efficient at the job, and allows me to blow through 200 stops in 7 hours. I don't have to sell my soul to a crappy app like the Amazon Flex app, which forced you to do a different route every day, and the stop order was horrific. Since I know my area, I can just look at my map, or list of stops, and travel to them without GPS. Also, there is no stupid E-mentor. That thing was a joke. I swear that Amazon used that as a way to cheat the system to slap contractors with financial penalties in the name of "safety." I also make 80K/year as a FedEx Ground driver here in Chicago.
The job is more physically exhausting at FedEx Ground than with Amazon, but I am treated like a human being and my job is secure. I have my own route, I have a good team that feels like family, I have my own truck, and I have a set Tuesday-Saturday schedule. Amazon was so dysfunctional, so authoritarian, and so greedy. I have stopped buying anything from them since I left a few years ago. Honestly, if you have experience, look at FedEx Express or a FedEx Ground contractor (some contractors are terrible though, so do your research first). At least you will be paid better with far better working conditions while you figure out what you want to do with your life. Good luck my friend. :)
used to workn with amazon. Remember being asked why it took so long to get to my station (10 min it should take from clocked in). The problem is that the warehouse is huge, the only entrance is on one side of the warehouse and my station is on the other. That and they wanted me to do at least 10 items every 10 seconds (with zero mistakes) minimum for 12 hours.
It's about damn time.
You don't become a billionaire by being honest and compassionate.
People fight harder to keep jobs that disrespect them more than they fight government for a better life....
Well said. I agree.
Amen!
Worked for Amazon back in 2015… lol it was a joke . But it paid the bills for the moment, until I moved on to better things . Prime day was definitely freaking chaos 🥴😭!!!
This is true. I work at a fulfillment center and am often appalled at the disregard for safety. Piles of boxes on the floor, access to water and exits limited, fire hazards EVERYWHERE, people flailing limbs around to meet quotas while being within millimeters of dangerous machinery, and no security at entrance in case of active shooters. Anyone with a badge can waltz right in, fully armed. I always cringe at the thought of 2,000 people running all over machinery in attempt to escape fire or gunfire.
They also go to great lengths to ensure employees do not speak to each other. If you are caught talking, esp related to a grievance, your computer will tell you “reassigned-go to station ___”.
Lastly, there are people who have been working 50-60 hours a week for years and do not get health benefits. They get away with this by hiring only part-time employees but then encouraging them to “make more money! Pick up as many shifts as you want!”.
Amazon is the #2 employer in the US. They have a responsibility to set a precedent for employment everywhere by abiding by laws and keeping people safe & happy.
The fact is amazon is paying off the labor department for years. and now that the Injury’s that have compiled on all the amazon buildings all over the united states but yet the subprime court won’t even investigate. Best word I herd from Amazon……“cost affective”
I work at a fulfillment center as well I have never seen a group of more hard-working dedicated individuals minus the management! Everyone busts their backsides off in extremely HOT warehouses and is subjected to unrealistic working conditions on a daily basis. You profusely sweat from the moment you punch in until you punch out. There wouldn't be a need to organize if there were better working conditions for all Amazon workers including those that are driving. Amazon is doing this to themselves by ignoring what's going on at the bottom!
@@Ms0426 the funny thing is that osha it’s non existent in the mater I thought they would jump at the opurtunity to go after a super power but it seems like someone is in bed with nuff said
@@Ms0426 So long as employees continue to show up and do the work whilst sweating, and so long as customers know about this and are OK with it and continue to purchase from Amazon, the company will not make any changes. People die at fulfillment centers all the time from heat exhaustion. 1 or 2 mortalities a year is chump change for Amazon. They literally don’t care.
Your fulfillment center sounds very different from mine. Working in outbound at JAX2 has been fine for myself. It’s safe, easy work, and no one’s ever been onto me for rate as long as you’re not making a ton of mistakes no one even comes to check up on you.
I take bathroom breaks for at least 10 minutes at a time 3 times a day and never hear about how long I was gone, don’t have to tell anyone when I need to go either. My shifts are 10 hours long 4 days a week and we get two 30 minute breaks, as long as you aren’t more than 5 minutes late after break you won’t be warned or written up, which seems fair to me. They have chik fil a in our 1st floor break room certain days of the week.
Our security gate when coming through the entrance has a high tech metal detector that even picks up the composite toe in Amazon safety shoes they give us because it detects not only metal but plastic explosives as well. No one’s getting through with a gun or knife undetected. We have a state trooper who’s parked at the building 24/7 that Amazon pays for sometimes two state troopers.
I’ve never heard of part timers working 60 hour weeks. The most I’ve been scheduled as a full timer is 55 hours in a week which was five 11 hour shifts, this was during what they call “peak” which is around Christmas. Rarely am I ever called in for over time it’s all optional except for peak and prime week which is in July. Amazon has a policy where they will never schedule you more than 60 hours in a week.
Amazon offers a lot of time off options . Annually you get 48 hours paid time off, 80 hours unpaid time off, 40 hours of vacation 1st year 80 hours 2nd year, they offer voluntary time off at work frequently which allows you to leave without using your accrued time off options. When you use your time off you don’t have to report to anyone, you just put the time in on the employee phone app and don’t even have to show up no one will be wondering where you are. I’ve used a full day of time off less than an hour before my shift starts dozens of times. I’ve woke up an hour before work and decided I needed a few more hours sleep and used 3 hours of paid /unpaid time.. I’ve left work early and used my time off, you are basically your own manager as long as you have time off to use. It’s not hot inside the warehouse it’s air conditioned 76 degrees throughout the place give or take 1 degree. Big fans everywhere and small personal ones too that you can move around if needed. As far as water goes you can’t even walk 50 ft in my department without coming across a nice cold water dispenser.
Everyone’s situations different at Amazon. I’d highly recommend this job to anyone especially if you’re 18 you can be making over $30-40k a year starting with no high school education. I get to talk to people all I want as long as works getting done at the same time, the dress code is relaxed girls wearing yoga pants and guys wearing shorts and a tank top. Easiest job I’ve ever had and you pick your own schedule when you start, show up no interview at all take the drug test then you get your start date. If you’re highly introverted it’s the easiest hiring process for people like you.
I am a driver for Amazon 4 days per week in Central Massachusetts… The reason why drivers do not take breaks is because they don't integrate our break times into our stops… Unless you can do 20+ stops per hour… Good luck finding free time lol...I've been there for almost a year and never had a raise… Still making $18.50… Never got the sign on bonus either… I like the job because I like being outside and bringing people their packages and seeing them happy… but I do wish to be recognized more, possibly a raise, I work really hard there
Hello from Cambridge Massachusetts!! But yeah I understand about the Amazon working conditions.. it's tough.. more should be done
@@honestreviewer4864 Thank you… Today was 95° and I delivered for almost 11 straight hours here in Worcester County… The past few days have been horribly hot… No incentives still
They should have been investigating these warehouses more frequently & earlier. They been having problems at the locations.
Agents attached to case?
Bout time. I quit back in February of this year. It was just ridiculous. 12 hour shifts and only 30 mins breaks. You get written up if you go over your break time even if it was by 1-2mins. If you’re working and have to go to the bathroom, you have less than 5 mins to go and come back and start scanning before you go over 5min of idle time. If you do, they come searching for you and asking why you’re idling. I could just keep going
They need to investigate all these large companies and corporations. Under paying workers. While they put major profits and bonuses in their pockets. It's a sad situation that's been needed looking into.
Because of such predatory behavior I stopped shopping at Amazon.
Yeah my BIL quit Amazon because of the way they treat people there. Even the drivers are under such tight time constrains that they become reckless with the boxes and packages.
Not just the packages look how many fucking accidents they cause and people they kill
Amazon want you to stand for hours and you can't seat or even bend to at least relieve pain on your legs. It's crazy right there at Amazon, at my station the conveyor breaks down and you're not able to continue packing but still you're forced to keep standing or asked to start sweeping just because they hate to see you get a little breathing space😞
I hate that, when the converter belt breaks but they want you to keep picking and boxes are just laying everywhere for people to trip over
@@TastemyAtrocity In other words, they believe that a problem on their part should constitute responsibility on the worker's part.
i remember getting foot blisters forming on my foot and it stung every time I kept walking more, there was also no bathroom breaks for hours except one time for lunch
Not only to protect ,but the PAY POINT BLANK!!!
After a few weeks, all I can say is "grueling" is the right word. I feel REAL sorry for those who have no other options.
Unacceptable that the warehouse staff aren't being treated like human beings.
They typically avoid any blatant "immediate danger" situations that any inspections would catch. However, management does regularly bend safety rules to increase productivity/speed. Which they would stop doing and pretend never happen if asked during an investigation. I remember the "fast" way to unload a truck onto a conveyor was to tip giant walls of boxes towards you and run out of the way. That was low-key expected by managers. If a manager saw usually they would ignore (cause it makes their numbers better), unless they were in the mood to yell at someone or write you up for a safety infraction. But then doing it the "safe" way - box by box, how they train you, would get you coached and written up for being too slow/low productivity (that's the pattern there, they always have you set up to get in trouble somehow). Then someone would tell you how you're "supposed" to do it on the downlow. They had "strict social distancing" for Covid, but outbound orders often build up on one line so they'd expect a dozen people to work shoulder to shoulder to keep it moving. Their "Covid Safety Inspectors" would walk by and not say a word. Absurd level of shadiness with their "covid safety" protocol, it was all for appearances sake. The main thing that causes injury is putting people who are not that healthy to begin with in "robot" roles where they'd some movement over and over until they pull, tear, twist, rupture, etc part of their body. Because people aren't robots. Elderly, overweight, and small weak people aren't meant to run up and down a ladder picking for 12 hour shifts while someone is cracking the whip on them over rate.
They need a union, they have worked and made this man rich as the sky, this is why I also believe Starbucks closed some of his store’s they need to look into that too.
Amazon Employees Workers Need To Unionize It’s their only chance.
They should do Walmart.
I had a friend who worked there and got on her period. She got written up bc she took a break when her management told her she couldn’t. The break was 5 min. Blood was on her clothes. She told him she needs to go to the restroom and he told her to skip it. She quit that day
Yep, that sounds like Amazon questing you why you have to go to the bathroom. Your friend did the right thing by quitting. I used to work there at Amazon, only used the restrooms on breaks because going during your work time the manger either looking at you crazy or on the laptop talking about time off task. That place is a restricted 🚫 high school, it’s worser than high school. Only thing about that place that’s very decent is the coworkers n some of the mangers.
Wtf 😔
I don't order from Amazon as much as I can
I worked corrections 12-16hr shifts back to back too but in a maximum state prison and same thing now for a federal detention center. $17-20hr which I think is reasonable. it’s a prison not meant to be happy and the best environment but damn seeing Amazon conditions makes me feel like it’s a prison where sometimes we’re so short staffed we have to skip our 30 min lunch break. Hopefully they fix it.
Why’s this JUST happening? I’ve heard many horror stories first hand of mishandled on site injuries amongst other things including death of employees on site
Sounds like sweat shops to me. But brodder Jeff might move his distribution centers overseas if they complain tooo much!
Amazon workers in Korea are DYING from overwork. They have to load trucks while off the clock (w/o pay!). They actually RUN the packages from their trucks to the delivery locations. They are always tired and don't get to spend time w/their families. LOADING trucks w/o pay and RUNNING themselves into an early grave to get packages to customers on time. They SHORTEN their Life time to make a trillionaire even richer. That's some CRAZY shite, mate. It seriously needs to stop.
It’s terrible.employed for two years.forced to take a six month leave of absence without pay…which means I cannot collect unemployment.I broke my foot while working,denied claim.Told by there medical staff I wouldn’t be able to function if my foot was broken.Had Two broken bones.Was placed in a position and told that position must be covered at all times.And then didn’t cover me for a bathroom break or meal break for ten hours.peed myself.Absolutely terrible place to work.
Amazon packages is the reason why I quit the USPS 4 years ago, the packages never stopped and I never slept.. 😂😂
$18 is nothing for amazon, they make an insane amount of money. They could pay their workers $20 minimum
Amazon worth $1.4 trillion add all salaries of employees it’s not even 1% Salary should be based off company valuation.. You Work Amazon it’s Slavery 12 hrs none stop fast past pay $15 Companies structure is Modern Day Slavery, Amazon Worth $1.4 trillion paying $15 make 0 sense $25 should be minimum
But they don’t want to give us a raise
Companies In a similar industry as Amazon that don’t make near what Amazon makes pay their warehouse employees a lot more, like you said at least $20 an hour minimum. Some states they only paying $15 or $16 an hour.
A fair pay would honestly be $25-30 depending on skill. It’s backbreaking work that can have a toll on ur body for years. I see a lot of older folk at the job too and I just can’t see how they do it. I’m a young man and that shit is grueling.
@@rd3914 yep. Uline pays their warehouse people between $25-$30 and hour and Uline don’t make near as much as Amazon. Just based on what Amazon makes as a company is why they should pay more.
I work in one and I am working right after surgery. Amazon said I need to be in the building washing harnesses with one hand from the accommodation team. But shhh think of all the discount you don’t get lol
They terminated me through email! Without any verbal earnings and write up none!. I filed an appeal then Amazon said I had too many absences which is a lie! I had an approved paper for some times off due to death in my family.
so sorry for your loss. So unfortunate that some jobs have no compassion for their workers and their family lives.
I worked there for 3 months without ever meeting my manager. And the only reason I finally met her was because I had to go in ON MY OWN TIME and ask around like 300 people
Bazos should work beside his warehouse workers for a month. How amazing would it be if Amazon provided an additional allowance for a family dinner seven days a week. This could be something like the food stamp program. Amazon grocery items should be included in eligible items.
I think the same. You have 2,000 people in 1 warehouse, all working the same schedule and heavy labor. You should feed them. Not only do they charge for the food but they actually PROFIT off of it because it’s very expensive and the warehouse facilities are often isolated so you have no other options if you didn’t do g your lunch or something happened to it.
Its an easy job but the problem with Amazon is training is non existent.
People were fighting and ramming people with carts! The company also hacks your Tv phone and lies to see what you think about the company.
I think ur getting a bit schizophrenic
I work a union job and I’m still depressed but at least I have good working conditions and good money.
I know people who can't live without Amazon. How "fun" would it be if all the employees, everywhere, had a two day walkout? I THINK the world would actually stop turning. LOL
I remember working at Amazon garbage working conditions having worked 58 hours a week for 6 weeks straight
My tendons are ruined working in the warehouse, I'm in so much pain I am afraid it won't get better. I work in stow and they treat us like dirt, they make us work so fast it's unsafe. They make us work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week leading up till Christmas. It's insane. My knees and elbow are blown and I'm only 33, never had issues before this job. 10 hours a day, no music or head phones allowed just the roar of the conveyor. We have to go through TSA style security coming and leaving work like we are criminals. I'm so stressed I can't even afford the doctor. They have no heart and we are too afraid and unsure of how to unionize. I love to write and my hands are so bad I cant do it anymore..
If they spent that much money to fight against unionizing in my eyes they know they are treating there employees unfairly
Right?! That alone was very telling.
Amazon a union 😅😂🤣😂
Only one made it! How’s that going?
Unionization would be a dream for my fellow Amazonian
Yeah my girlfriend works there she's taking a toll on us too I noticed her attitude has changed dramatically since she's been there I mean she told me you can't even get doctor's notes to take take off I mean what kind of s*** is that
I work at Amazon and hurt my shoulder again. They keep saying joint sprain or shoulder problems is not worker's comp covered because repetitive motion is in job description. I changed department and that department has heavy items up high that you have to lift from overhead. To take care of my health I'm in the process of looking for another job. Repetitive motions at fast speed takes its toll on the body. Feet pain will have you in tears as you walk to your car. They talk safety but have things taped together with tape. Electrical extension cords everywhere(trip hazard) Now it's peak season people running around fast with carts not paying attention to people walking and bumping into them. People wonder why people stay? The 5 letter word BILLS! My health has decline so much that it's time to move on. Glad they are investigating. The best way is to go undercover for 3 months. Amazon works for some people and the ones who can't deal with it usually leave within 1st year. It's an individual judgement.
It takes all team effort in order to be in safe working environment. I would worry more about UPS and the drivers dying from heat stroke in the heat wave across the country. It is up to the management to monitor the workers and working conditions. The workforce from the past had to work harder and with much less say.
And nothing will ever get done
I worked and never had an issue with Amazon, but I am noy in one of these states listed in this piece. I plan to return this holiday season.
it’s terrible…take my word
Happy to hear that
This is America.
Don't give amazon your bank info. They got into my bank without my permission and I had to cancel a veterinarian appointment for my animals. I was so angry. They are a crooked comoany.
Straight facts tho, I know from experience myself these ppl are right about Amazon.
If they shorten the hours, everyone would be happier. It’s simple. It’s work every minute make rate, not like other jobs
I don't work for amazon, I had a prime account. I had several deliveries in a row not show up, gone costing me, when I complained about it they canceled my account, they said I could appeal, which is a crock of shit, they don't have an appeal process you send in an email, no phone numbers, no address to send a letter, you email and get an immediate reply saying appeal rejected.
The biggest corporations are the biggest criminal for sure
Hell Yeah!!
It surprises me in todays technology that don't just create an phone app to coordinate a massive all employee walkout across all nations where they have warehouses. Pretty easy, to coordinate these days, through social media or messaging. Bring the whole fu@king company to a standstill, you would be surprised how fast all demands would be met, and a union put in place.
That is quite a brilliant idea 💡
@@TastemyAtrocity Thx. 😁 A person raised 350k for a sex change through social media, I'm sure it wouldn't take much to organize a walk out.
Thank u for the knowledge of how I’m getting My Orders. My orders are not worth gettting YR Staff treated like robots and dogs so to speak. Our Pets are treated better than how You Treat Yr Employees.
Well said.
Again people with big money that don't give a shit about anyone but their selfs. Its only getting worse in the world when it comes to greed!
Well said, Cliff.
This is the reality on what goes on every facility.....they don't care about your work performance or safety, they say they do but they don't, only care about your rate because the computer said so...underpaid & overwork and mistreated by hire staff
what working condition?
Good… I worked for them and was in charge and helped my coworkers before I’d force them to do more
I've work there for 5 and half yrs now. U only get 3 raises in 3yrs then u get a $1500 bonus for ur 5yr anniversary that TAXED so no more raises bonus rare. Prime day are crazy and so is peak season. Prime day we don't get extra pay just extra days to work which are mandatory, going from ur regular 40hrs to 50-60 hrs a week same for peak season but we get a little extra pay like $2-3 more. They have prizes for challenges but it's just makin u work hard so the numbers can add up. I work at a distribution center. It's a good and bad thing with Amazon. I stay because nobody will offer me better pay and the benefits are amazing. It's almost like I workout to get paid. Because I'm moving, sweating (it ac and heat @ my warehouse) and at least 20000-40000 steps a shift. Just kno ever Amazon warehouse is different... O I don't like how they hiring peak season(Christmas time) employees and give them more $$ hr and they get bonuses just for workin peck season($1000+bonuses) but us who been here awhile we don't get no bonuses. Them peak season employees only work between 1-3 mos. Some only weeks. I hope it different this yr.
Give ‘em hell!
It’s about damn time!!!
I love Amazon! It’s my second job nowadays you need two jobs -- that’s just how life is right now 🤷🏾♀️. I make out well with Amazon and my day job .
Not good!
I work at amazon and omg amazon sucks I’m lucky I have a cool boss Bt I see a lot of stuff and amazon tries to get over on a lot of stuff I’ve seen ppl wana quit and cry, pee and poo themselves plus
Believe me I know Amazon is nothing but a $500 a week job
"We work like a dog there?" Most dogs don't work. They live the ultimate lives of luxury. None of the "like a dog" analogies make sense.
Delivery’s same, with employees and 1099 the same
Amazon Employees Need To Unionize They Need A Union It’s Their Only Chance.
Eventually unions will win out, robots aren't advanced or cost effective enough to take out the workers just yet👍🏼👍🏼
Unions haven’t stepped in and honestly Amazon will go to great lengths to make sure we don’t get union.
Unions can increase pay by using a walkout. It’s been done in the past.
My daughter is in a union at a City Market (Kroger owned) and she makes more money and has better and cheaper benefits than the other non-union stores in the same city. The union store also hires people with disabilities like downs and mental health issues. Because of that, I'll always shop at that store than the one closer to me. Treat your employees well and people will notice. I bet if everyone got a glimpse of how Amazon workers are abused, they would loose customers.
That's why employees unionize.
But not Amazon!!
Jeff Pazos's Plantations aka Amazon.
Okay I work at Amazon and I don’t care for it but I don’t complain ab the pay, 18 an hr is more than enough for we do she should not b complaining ab how much she’s getting paid especially for that job
i was trained to skip the safety steps in order to make rate by my manager or id be fired i reported it and akeed multiple times to put that on record but they never did i went all the way to the top and got ignore
i've documented everything and have 100s of evidence and correspondence
dallas
They treat you like shit!!! That is the true
Now consider the conditions the workers that make most of this stuff you buy put up with, sweat shop conditions so you can buy cheap, you have no idea how good you have it over places in china and India etc.
Omg that is so true. Amazon Carrie’s products from all those places though and their environmental impact is HORRID
I work at amazon and I can say it's a warehouse job.
Really what they need is to fix “TOT” and the tasks procedures from a jungle gym into a more safe one.
As a amazon worker I can only speak for the warehouse I work out of (CNY) and let me tell you not only are the workers safe but barely work haha not to mention this clip shows the buidings full of workers never happens at my location !
Also everyone that works there is happy and nice so I'm guessing top management people are drilling their workers in some states and are to blame cause its not the core rules of amazon or it would be at every location.
I think it can also depend on what area and location of the country you are in. Not sure how CNY warehouses operate. However, I think if you ever had the chance to experience one of the warehouses here in Houston. You would be able to see what we have to go through. As a driver I was forced to deliver 400+ packages to the inner city with traffic and on MAJOR streets. I couldn't take a proper break because I never had time to, but still had to clock out for lunch because of the law. Cargo van was so full that I had to unload all the boxes and packages just so I could find one small package in one location. Then I had to do that for every stop through a good portion of the route. No driver wants to be out there from 9 am and get home by 11:00 pm when you have to be back in the early morning the next day. That's why they can't even take a break.
Same was working in the warehouse. The numbers that Amazon would give the warehouse was inhumane. Almost 100,000 packages to deal with, and I couldn't even use the restroom because the moment we fell behind, we'd be forced to go even faster.
Everyone ain’t happy they just act as if they are.
They should change their schedules to 8 hours 5 days a week. Working 12 hours.. for a paycheck to be taxed even more? That's ridiculous 😒 No wonder they can't keep up with employees 🙄
What about NEW JERSEY, same thing, you have to produce and not allow to use the bathroom, about that.
It's true I got hurt really bad..no one in management n they don't know what they are doing!! Lisle was horrible n now they are at Downers Grove IL..they need to have a class action lawsuit!!
They gonna see how workers are exploit
Not. Only that some facilities are hazmat only Without hazmat pay
They need to I injured my shoulder
Yeah Amazon is a bogus place to work at
It’s about time.I bet they even denied benefits to the delivery driver that was mauled by dogs.totally unscrupulous.
Amazon isn’t the only company doing that. It’s all over the country. My job schedules 5 - 10s every week in temps ranging from -20°, 34° and 90° all the same shift.
Stop I'm ready
In an unrelated story, Miriam-Webster has approved the picture found for the entry "Evil" will now be...the Amazon logo. Previous editions displaying the Trump logo will still be considered equally valid in perpetuity.
i coulnt even make it though the interview with them i was super sketched out and had to cut off the interview after 10 mins, they want way to much control over your life
On my first day of training, there was a guy there who said he took it as a 2nd job. I asked what his day job was and he said he was a safety auditor for the local grocery chain. At the end of the day he wasn’t there anymore and the trainer said, “we lost one”. I knew it was because he got spooked during the tour, asi had.. I was between jobs though and did not have the option of walking away.
Stop working for Amazon. Problem solved.
You mean that Soda Can .
The only way to get better pay is to get an education and attain marketable skills. It will never be enough for these people. Weren't they demanding $20/hr? Well they got it but still not good.
$20/hr? It's $16.50/hr in Texas. While it does depend on what side of the country you are in. For the amount of work Amazon makes you do, that's if you HAVE EVER worked in one of the busiest warehouses, $20.00 is not enough. Try handling 100,000 packages without being able to use the restroom or delivering 480 packages that you have to squeeze in and then unintentionally damage because their cargo vans are only meant to fit 280. See if you are able to leave the station at 9 am just to be back by 10 pm without a proper lunch break. Then be home by 11 pm, just to be at work the next morning. Amazon does not pay time and a half, you get same amount in overtime AND they still expect you to do more than what you're supposed to. Get an education or get a better job? The times we're in isn't that easy you know.
I bet Bezos has very good safety measures when he goes to space.
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Lol try working at ups I work for ups we even have a union. That's a bigger joke they union takes $65 for dues a month and just tell you to file .
I worked at UPS while I was in college. It was a way to earn beer money and buy a car. I now have a college degree and don't need to be concerned about the minimum wage.