Ex-Amazon workers talk of 'horrendous' conditions

Hundreds of employees of online store Amazon on zero hours contracts are subjected to a regime described as "horrendous" and "exhausting", it is claimed.

[@takeiteasy2305]

After I worked for Amazon I closed my account and never look back. I worked there trust me it’s proper slavery.

[@M.as.e]

Jamie Cole no one cares neek

[@M.as.e]

@@Craig121000 Yeah whatever you're most likely a fat 15 year old greasy virgin kid who thinks they're so based and redpilled take a shower, join reality.

[@katrinahyke7238]

Society is only as strong as it’s weakest link it doesn’t matter how good the ones up top have it if the ones on the bottom don’t thrive. it takes a hand to feed the mouth all we can do is try and be the better example and improve things where we can there’s to much work for any one person to do on their own it takes a community to make things work out for everyone

[@crazytech5755]

@@Craig121000 Don't worry, Jamie. People like you always get their's, not now perhaps, might be a while. But they always do. People like me? smile the whole time, because people like me know what is waiting for people like you. ;)

[@karnasingh860]

@@M.as.e "No one cares" u still care enough to reply 😂😂😂

[@TheEnderman67]

You know it's rough when coal miners hate working there.

[@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew]

W

[@omarbinabdulaziz3106]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eagleeye2300]

Excellent point, BOOM.

[@mikepostly4804]

💯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Facts

[@anythingeverything2659]

No bullshit.

[@SirIkeMedia]

2020: Nothing has changed.

[@henrypeterson8138]

I know. It's only gotten worse.

[@lilianav4757]

This

[@mf732]

2021

[@bonjovi7399]

@@henrypeterson8138 Nah the same. Its only because its Amazon the spotlight is shone on it. I had a run of agency, factory work in the early 2000s. Exact same if not worse as they used to take a large % of your pay, you had zero rights and scam your pay for tax. Then you would end up with a tax bill for hundreds because they weren't paying the right amount. Skimming tax money off you. I reported it to the tax office and I was told its up to me to check if Im paying the correct tax. 12 weeks then laid off on Friday then called back in the next week isn't a new thing either.

[@oldskoolordie]

Their advert says you get cakes on the advert. It’s great.

[@cmack7281]

When I worked at Amazon, I actually considered wearing a diaper because they threatened to fire me for using the bathroom too often.

[@tijeraslack3]

Yup, you’ll get TOT.

[@cmack7281]

@@tijeraslack3 Yeah and then they'll have the guy with the laptop interrupt you while you're working to go over your production and hold that time against you if he doesn't pause you in the system, not to mention when the AR scan all the packages he picked up off the floor (in other areas) at your work station and you get penalized for every package. That was the last draw for me. They're gonna have to figure out a way to make the job a little more worker friendly, or else they'll continue to have huge turnovers with their employees.

[@jusresearchnews9014]

Damn

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

@@tijeraslack3 what does TOT mean?

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

😄😄😄

[@adamr3028]

after watching this,i won't buy from amazon again.The CEO is a billionaire,yet can't afford to keep employees happy with decent good pay.More people ought to join in on this,not buying from amazon,and shut down the company.

[@robals744]

@@mia-ys3od That means its not a profitable business unless you abuse the workforce.

[@jrgonggaming4581]

This is why he is a billionaire!

[@almajensen405]

You probably don't realize this but Amazon loses over 1 billion dollars annually in fulfilment. They run that division already at a loss. Most fulfilment companies run on extremely narrow margins. And the people who also tend to work these jobs are about the worst kind of unreliable employees any company gets.

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

@@almajensen405 I'd like some proof of that first sentence. And how do you know what workers are like? are you Jeff Bezos?

[@almajensen405]

@@sp4c1ng_0ut8 try doing some homework on the issue. Just taking any report at face value is always a narrow minded approach. Where amazon truly makes a killing is on cloud services. That offsets their fulfilment losses. Sometimes businesses hand onto stuff that runs at a loss because it ties other services together to create a much more profitable whole than would be possible if broken up. The reason behind my comment is I work in same fulfilment industry and compete with amazon. And running on basically no profit, or at a loss is common. In fact the company I work for buys up other companies that try to compete and fail in this industry. As to the quality of the frontline warehouse worker we have to build the applications and processes in such a way that a 4yr old or someone high on drugs can do the job efficiently with only minutes of training. Anything more complicated than that will cause massive screw ups.

[@fewerbeansplease]

I am frankly disgusted with people who insist that anyone should be "thankful" they have a job. This is just a license for employers to treat their employees badly. Everyone is equal and should be accorded the respect they deserve.

[@garybrunecz7785]

Your right, but unfortunately America is full of corporate kiss asses. People who worship their masters in order to climb the corporate ladder in order to get an easier job that pays much more money. The people at the bottom do most of the work, the people at the top take most of the money. There are enough dumb, desperate, uneducated people, willing to settle for the crumbs.

[@jab7168]

No, everyone is not equal. Some are smarter, stronger, faster, etc. The best we can hope for os ewial opportunity....and that is a stretch

[@rayconteras3361]

Wake up.....we are not equal!! Never were never will be....

[@willrockell3989]

Respect is earned.

[@candyman5912]

@@jab7168 Does smarter, stronger, faster mean people aren't equal? If so, a stronger faster, smarter person than you has a right to afford you less employment rights than themselves. I can assure you there are many people far less less intelligent than some Amazon workers, who enjoy far better treatment at work than the employees in this video.

[@shanahaim5935]

I worked there for one day. I was screamed at military style in my face by a grown man. I’m a 5’5 woman. I was told to climb in to the bin and push the rubbish down on my first day while the rest of the warehouse laughed at me. They do it on purpose they are vile.

[@JynxedKoma]

LOL.

[@emilycampbell6375]

@@JynxedKoma loser

[@taylorjohnson9321]

@@JynxedKoma pos like you get off screaming at women

[@theboyisnotright6312]

Slimy worms 😡

[@Qwerty-jc3so]

@@JynxedKoma quit trolling jeffrey

[@WilliamSynn]

I hated working at Amazon. People always told me that I should be thankful that I had a job in the first place, but they wouldn’t have lasted more than a day there.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

"Please remind me again how lucky I am to work here. I keep forgetting."

[@aus3492]

I hate that saying, be thankful you have a job... nah if you hate your job it's soul destroying, I've had a few jobs that I hated and it took the life out of me, thankfully I now have a job that I love and while it's not as well paying as other jobs I've had I wouldn't swap.. being happy I work is more important than any money.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

@@aus3492 Just do not lead on that you do not mind your job or the boss(es) will find a way to ruin your morale. Their job seems to be to ensure the misery of employees.

[@pattycrown9174]

Some idiot said the same thing. You should be grateful to be working lol. Ok then work there and come back to me to see what you think.

[@queennicole5628]

Yeah Amazon is a toxic environment to work at

[@jonsimon5779]

I always get very suspicious when any company or group says "We are proud to....". Working for Amazon seems like being in a prison camp rather than a workplace.

[@americanpatriot3667]

Jon Simon it’s all it is

[@jonsimon5779]

@Burr Anderson I'm sure it has it's positives. I've just heard from people I know every single second of your time is accounted for. You are clocked and measured for efficiency and if not up to a set standard you are shown the door.

[@davidrobins1021]

@LuxuryLyfe Not true. I worked in a warehouse for three years and it was a good job; great place to work. A very small company in comparison to Amazon, but not everywhere's like this.

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

LuxuryLyfe that’s the problem

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

@Burr Anderson what was your job there?

[@essiemebarradas2796]

They treat ppl like robots everywhere even in Europe its a horrible company to work for

[@dwightstewart7181]

Wake up. Amazon is employing thousands from within this community, yet all we hear from this is the troublemakers. This is just an effort by this television station to blackmail Amazon into buying more advertising - money or more bad news stories. And you're stupid enough to fall for it.

[@mdavis9820]

Dwight's your an idiot

[@michaeloday9331]

@@dwightstewart7181 Whole Foods is an aweful Employer as well. High Employee turn over rate.

[@michaeloday9331]

@@datazero7795 I said ,"High Turnover Rate", I rest my case,"Milli".

[@freddiecrouch7208]

I worked for Amazon and they're nowhere near as bad as these assholes claim.

[@kellyanna94]

I worked ever since I was 15, sometimes working more than one job. I put myself through school. I quit after ONE day there. One.

[@symontemplar1418]

According to Bezos, everyday at Amazon is Day One.

[@eugenecaldwell9619]

@@symontemplar1418 what does he mean by everyday is day one?

[@symontemplar1418]

@@eugenecaldwell9619 Bezos refers to "Day One" as "the tenacious and relentless pursuit of excellence".

[@irishcountrygirl78]

@@eugenecaldwell9619 well, any day could be your last.... That's a crappy situation.

[@jaysantos536]

Good for you. All amazon workers whining about that job should MATURE to your level and just work ANYWHERE else. You only need ONE job.

[@rodking9714]

Amazon is the devil, I worked at Zappos here in the states for two years before Amazon bought it. On the initial meeting with emploees, they basically told us that we had no value to them and if you don't like it, leave! Even the CEO said the same thing in an interview I once read. It's true, you reap what you sow, his wife from the beginning divorced him and took his money. Someone else is loving her now !

[@joseluisalopez]

Amazon is a US based company. As an American this is embarrassing for our country.

[@johnmonk66]

The company follows BRITISH WORK LAWS in England, so no, it is not embarrassing at all.

[@joseluisalopez]

johnmonk66 In that case we should be proud of Amazon.

[@johnmonk66]

@@joseluisalopez yes, because without them millions of people would not have jobs. Not just their workers, but all the post office extra workers, extra pilots, extra box makers

[@helengrantham2588]

Don't be embarrassed, sweetie. It's the company that are assholes, not America. Greetings from England

[@OkOk-dg3jm]

Gazpacho Suave 😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kahanasam]

Totally sick of Amazon...and Facebook.....crooks. I will never spend another penny on Amazon...and I am dumping Facebook....too intrusive.

[@iamkurgan1126]

@@muhshekkelzson6063 Racialism. Wow. Thats straight out of the 1940s. We'll get you a participation medal for being racist against white people.

[@patriciabilinkas3911]

Thomas Crone You said it. I dumped Facebook years ago. Not missing it at all.

[@Peggapoo]

Please check the date of this report and be responsible enough to investigate them today before bashing them.

[@fantasia243645]

@@iamkurgan1126 How can anyone be racist against White/Caucasians? History shows how cruel, murderous, and racist ya'll are to everyone else....maybe their own mistreatment is karma.

[@iamkurgan1126]

@@fantasia243645 Its OK to be white. Deal with it. Shove YOUR revisionist history while your at it racist.

[@simaj41]

I used Amazon only once! I told my teenagers how much Amazon affects on high streets and small businesses they stopped their premium,very proud of them!

[@justinandmelaniehargrave6075]

I'm never ordering anything from Amazon "f" that company

[@alien-ann]

I am

[@elliotgregory3356]

Agreed. I used to but never again. Fucking slave traders.

[@anythingbootneck]

I simply refuse to buy anything from Amazon.

[@judyanne3563]

GOOD!!!!

[@ladyinred9656]

Who cares

[@ladyinred9656]

@@Craig121000 right on

[@elizabethsmith773]

Well done !!!

[@joedaoust5942]

I haven't and never will.

[@Zoki4444]

If Amazon is going to treat its employees like machines, then why don't they just use machines?

[@darkknight17]

Guess what... They've already invested in automated robots. They won't need humans for very long.

[@Wild1KY]

They will/are... pretty soon if not already. It’s the Have’s VS the have NOTS! Guess who has more in their camp? Have Nots! But they can’t seem to figure that out and come together.... they fight each other while the “haves” laugh at them all the way to the bank! That’s 💯

[@carpetclimber4027]

They will. When all the jobs are gone, who will consume? All for the better, we're fucked.

[@jew_world_order]

The government needs just enough people working to still be able to pay people on welfare, disability and social security.

[@EXPRECDJ]

Zokizzy Foshizzy They are finalizing robots to replace all their warehouse workers .... robots can pull orders 24 hours a day with no breaks, no complaints, no personalities and only need regular maintenance checks by technicians.

[@randymuro9486]

They demand that you pick 300 items per hour. In a 10 hour shift they demand you pick 10,000 items. That's difficult to do because the pods stall and you can't pull any items. There's also items that have bar codes the scanner doesn't know. Also some items are missing. There's a lot of problems that impede progress and yet the managers blame you for not reaching the quota. That company really sucks to work for.

[@romannavrro6330]

330 now

[@shirley444]

@@romannavrro6330350 now I’ll never forget when they came to talk to me about my rate of 220 and then I saw on the laptops that no employee made the rate of 350….. that was my sign to go

[@kenprice57]

Yes they will run you from 1 end up an down to pick the same item you could have picked on the first pick they said it's a different bucket 😢

[@ericshoemaker9140]

That happened to me in the U.S., Reno, NV to be exact. That's exactly how they operate. Once you get to the 13 weeks, you're gone. It doesn't matter if you're doing a good job. I was doing a good job. And most everyone around me was also doing a good job. One by one they disappeared, and finally it was my turn. They don't tell you anything and neither do the Temp Agencies. Only what you need to know. Meanwhile, they're screwing you over. When that many people are pissed off, they can't all be hallucinating. The rumors you hear about Amazon are true, and the enemies they're making are getting larger in numbers.

[@187Chevy]

Just happened to US in Baton Rouge after 11-13 weeks…never felt so misused by a company in my life

[@FloridaMarlin305]

I worked here for 5 months in the warehouse, but I couldn't do it anymore the job was mental torture. Felt like a sweat shop

[@chriswilson1968]

Beggars can't be choosers

[@FloridaMarlin305]

+Chris Wilson not a beggar I just got off my ass and started a moving business.

[@Eskify]

Beggars can't be movers.

[@chriswilson1968]

+Eskify I work on sort side part time as a second income and 90% of the ppl are so dumb slow and lazy it's ridiculous. So many would be fired if I was the boss.

[@jbeachboy100]

if you could work at your own pace and schedule, it would be easier, but job places i went to treat you like slaves, you cant sit down and forced to be a slave.

[@spidermandan2k7]

I worked for amazon in 2014, the interview was via an agency where a group of us has to do a couple of written tests and then urinate into pots. I applied for the picker and packer team and when I got started I was put on the heavy lifting section. Once I got my first shift/training the "team leaders" were useless and anytime you asked a question it was like an issue to them. One female team leader tried to ignore me for as long as she could until i finally got her attention and she answered with a nasty attitude. On my second day which was my first time doing the heavy lifting, "team leaders" walking across a skywalk just above our heads and constantly monitoring what everything was doing even going as far as to smack a stick on the railing to stop a conversation. They would occasionally be walking behind you aswell. It felt more like work in a prison being watched by guards. The security staff were the biggest bunch of overly macho idiots I've ever seen, walking around with the chests pushed out and shouting silly jokes at the workers expense. You're not allowed nothing in your pockets while in the warehouse and I was told a lighter would be fine by one of the team leaders, but once I went to leave through the metal detectors one of the said macho bunch came over and spoke to me like dirt demanding my name and when I tried to explain it to him his attitude become more hostile to me. Needless to say after my 2nd shift I quit as I was not about to put myself through something like that. When I went into hand my ID card in 2 team leaders and 2 security were at reception and even giving that back consisted of a nasty attitude and asking what I was doing and why I was leaving. I simply smiled and said better job offer and left without giving them a chance to talk. It truly is a horrible place to work for and could be advertised as a prison job experience!

[@newlabber]

New World Order?

[@CuteAnimeGirl]

Yeah that happened to me too, about the talking thing. We literally cannot talk UNLESS you're a stower, then it's fine. I see them talk all the time but no other department really. In outbound you definitely aren't allowed, as they have deadlines to make. They are more lenient on the inbound side for sure.

[@MrAussieJules]

spidermandan2k7 sounds more like organized sadism than efficient management.... this kind of company tends to get bought out after a while.

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

Who knew something wore than Walmart would ever come along? It's really too bad that regular people go along with shitty situations like this. We are all wage slaves.

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

Maybe Bezos should merge with some of these US for-profit prisons and get inmates to work in the warehouses, or merge the warehouses with the prisons themselves. At least then I could in good conscience shop at amazon without feeling so bad for the people working there.

[@arnoldkim5135]

Amazon considers their workers like a stop gap from fully automating labor.

[@luteddecoction7543]

I used to be a call center IT operator for Comcast and these are the exact same conditions that I had to go through. Sometimes the equipment that you're given to work with wont even work and if it's broken that's a "shame on you, bc the minutes you lose on getting help are the minutes of money that you're losing from your pay check" Big companies like these ones seem great until you absolutely have to work your butt through it just to pay the bills. I've witnessed family men not being able to leave their work place and do extra hours because they have children to feed. It's so outraging and sad.

[@1998bluedog]

I too am rethinking all the purchases I make from Amazon. Unfortunately people "vote" with their dollars. They "voted", for example, for Wal Mart over the local mom and pop stores of the past. But the deck is stacked. If you manipulate people to the point that they have to make every penny count they will usually "vote" for the cheapest provider, Wal Mart/Amazon etc. A sad tale of our evolution. No more one worker households. It takes two and then people still barely get by. Wow, we have "progressed" so much in the last fifty years.

[@william3897]

There used to be a time when employees made fair wages, worked 40 years for a company, received a pension and a gold watch at retirement from the company. Nowadays, it's all about maximizing the profit margin and hiring temp.workers who will never be given fulltime employee status in order to avoid providing any benefits. After all, the CEO doesn't need just one leer jet to get around, he needs two. He doesn't need one mansion to live in, he needs 5 others for vacationing!

[@chancycat9822]

@@william3897 You are right about that! But it seem's like employees and customers do not matter that much anymore..like for instance remember when the customer was always right? Now I don't think that is true at all if it were so the customer would be treated so much better..and the employees...but people just have forgotten how to treat other people right..And also I think it is because the world we live in has really,really changed over the last 40 year's..40 year's ago people used to matter but they just don't in some circles anymore

[@1cjherrington]

Makes you wonder if it's all government controlled right?

[@muhammadabdullah2193]

Some of the mom and pop stores are horrible though. They treat you they way want with no accountability

[@jew_world_order]

@@1cjherrington it absolutely is, Amazon is the government and the government is Amazon. Why do you think the government outlawed bankruptcy for student loans, so people will be indebted to these corporation for a long time

[@thomaswilson7655]

My sister's oldest daughter, my niece has worked there as a temporary worker and they do the exact same thing everywhere in the world. They penalize the workers and work them relentlessly like nothing more than wage slaves. She was in the process of her 12 weeks of slavery with them. I believe that when I finish Law School that I will look for former employees to represent or join a class action suit as an associate counsel.

[@carenthusiast4254]

I also where there as a slave in packing they products for them and getting the same treatment that they give all workers mate l started a week ago for abacus agency first when they said it was 39 hours work shift pattern it changed to 59 hours and l have seen no effort in amazon to stick by what l signed up for whenever you tell you agency all they tell me is you either shut up or put up. I have rights to just like you niece as a British citizen and l hope you help us in there mate. I from Merthyr anyway a slave dog that had no research about it and l starting tommoro morning again till evening with same treatment of pain please help if you can! :-(

[@thomaswilson7655]

Liam Gittoes Liam, there is such a thing as natural human rights, no matter where you go on this planet, rights are rights. I admit that I have done business with them, and in future I will monitor all potential business with them. Once I commit to a cause, I am committed from that time forward. The thing is that they messed with people whom I care about, and as I said when I get past the bar where I am domiciled in I will undertake to become credentialed to plead before the bar of justice as a barrister in your part of England, if there is an extant class action suit. I'll do it pro bono because I feel a burn for this cause where money is not an object or a consideration.

[@xxxxMaui]

ive worked for amazon for 1.5 months now and am currently going threw the process of being hired on as a full associate (conversion) rather then just working for Integrity Staffing which is their temp agancy they use here in the U.S. i dont know maybe its much different in other countries but my experience has been nothing but a pleasure. i started near the start of the peak season and it was hard work but they were always straight up with us, very nice and helpful all the time and i did what i could to stand out and now im one of the people getting hired on full time. from my experience the only ones that come up with all these exaggerated issues are the ones who are lazy and due to that cant make rate.

[@toddlavigne6441]

Thomas Wilson Nice going Thomas...help the employees form a union so they can fight fire with fireFuck Amazon. A lawyer with a conscience..that's really cool. Best of luck.

[@VL1975]

Thomas Wilson ambulance chaser...

[@matthewcook4955]

Disgusting. Jeff would drop dead if he worked a 40hr week at his own company and got treated like that.

[@robertgignac6715]

After seeing how Amazon really treats their employee's, I'm so glad, I never dealt with them, and never will.

[@vuzereusazureus2245]

The proper way to teach them is mass quitting. They can use their robots, while everyone pretend the warehouse didnt exist. Only then the management will understand, most precious asset is workers.

[@haroldgsayriejr772]

😇🙏

[@dwightstewart7181]

Go ahead and quit. There are dozens more waiting in line for a job there.

[@vuzereusazureus2245]

@@dwightstewart7181 repeat the cycle with new ones, those who stay are the ones in dire need, plenty other jobs that pay equal without need to be slave robot

[@dwightstewart7181]

@@vuzereusazureus2245 .. Then go get one of those "plenty other jobs." You're not a prisoner, held at gunpoint. Amazon is employing thousands from within this community, yet all we hear from this is the troublemakers. Wake up. This is just an effort by this television station to blackmail Amazon into buying more advertising - money or more bad news stories.

[@vuzereusazureus2245]

Wow, I did trigger somebody, it seems my idea will work. Vote my comment up guys so others can see. @Dwight Stewart Does not matter to me, but if what the video mentioned is lies, Amazon should sue them.

[@ascendednightingale2456]

My sister worked for Amazon for about a month before they sacked her. She said they followed her everywhere from the bathroom to the break room, and she wasn't allowed to take more than one five minute break a day. She had one friend there who she talked to, and they fired him as well. Amazon is garbage.

[@rockstarofredondo]

After hearing all these horrible stories, I'm glad I quit ordering from them ages ago.

[@TheBluewaterBlonde]

I am confused, why would Amazon "waste" an employee to follow another employee around? That doesn't even make sense. Get the job of following people around.

[@ElessarEstel]

Made it five years as a combat medic in the Army. I've worked 3 years doing HVAC installation in blistering hot attics, and I worked two years as an electrician's assistant. I worked at an Amazon warehouse two different times. I never made it past 5 weeks either time. All I know is hard work, but that's not hard work. That's abuse. It was terrible.

[@aaronramirez2610]

Hard work never hurt anyone or killed anyone.

[@ElessarEstel]

@@aaronramirez2610 yeah I agree. All I've ever done is hard work. The problem is Amazon isn't just "hard work." The work itself was not remotely hard compared to every other job I've held. It was the way employees are treated.

[@ElessarEstel]

@@aaronramirez2610 I've been a soldier, HVAC, electrician's assistant, a correctional officer, and I finally settled as a powerlineman. All I've ever known is hard work, but I'll never look down on anyone for saying Amazon was too much for them.

[@SCD4]

@@aaronramirez2610 Pay attention you turd, it's not just the hard work people are talking about.

[@olisummerell8209]

Worked for Amazon recently. Everything there saying in this video is true. Let go after 12 weeks had to ask for my own holiday pay. Amazon track you with cameras and know exactly how long you have been on break. They make you work long hours and it’s literal modern day slavery. Also turned up and been taught to go home plenty of times. Still work for the company as a driver. Still just as bad they load our vans so much that it’s stressful and makes our day 11 hours out on the road

[@anthonyramirez8038]

Strike...everyone walk out of work at the same time and screw amazon

[@alanl9497]

Anthony Ramirez Not possible. People are pretty much segregated at warehouses and talking is unacceptable!

[@bartschwartz7217]

Anthony Ramirez try to badge out though turn stiles

[@0906blue]

That's the problem, everyone is job scared and they run for their life.

[@bigguy9941]

They almost did in Tracy, California during Prime Day, but they fired the main guy planning the walk-out for "not making rate"

[@0906blue]

If you don't make quota in a week they fire you immediately in STL, we have 2 amazons near us Edwardsville IL and St. Peters MO. Assholes completely. They don't take into consideration that one day you go over your numbers but then you have a tough day and your down.

[@darrenirwin]

Boycott Amazon. Let small businesses that employ locals and care about their community survive .

[@SuperDobieGirl]

I just ordered dog food bins. $22 that would cost 40 at the big box store. Don't like it, don't work there. Must be some satisfied workers, they stay in business

[@haroldgsayriejr772]

Yes

[@Obamaistoast2012]

As a small business owner I use Amazon to fulfill orders, business has more than doubled for me!

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

darren irwin yes on point. Buy from small business and local whenever possible

[@darrenirwin]

@Aaron O ' Cathain Toxic wasteful supply chain, appalling working conditions damages local employment and business. Morally a bad decision and the consequence is that every sale chips away at the local economy and eventually it will effect your business or income . Better moral decisions have better outcomes , poor decisions have bad consequences.

[@natalieoliver3215]

I'm flabbergasted 🤦🏽‍♀️. I've always picked Amazon for my online shopping, I even pay for Amazon Prime. After watching this, I will cancel and never shop with them again. How can such a rich/successful business treat people like this. It's disgusting and modern day slavery. Hope now in 2021, things have improved.

[@nomisvagabond139]

Bye bye dirty Amazon 👳

[@johnr2297]

I closed my Amazon account for this and many other reasons!

[@brucevilla7490]

Scamazon is a prison. Proud to say I never had an account with this company.

[@robinmarsilii8668]

I am cancelling mine.

[@Bear-Cohiba-1966]

Snowflakes

[@hugomartin1872]

Alexander Carter exactly

[@sajibsjb]

@@Bear-Cohiba-1966 idiot

[@johnmoore9862]

Alexander Carter, Your day will come.

[@anyany2021]

Everything is true, yes they monitor your bathroom breaks, yes you only get two 8 minute breaks and 30 mins for lunch, yes big brother is watching you at amazon all the time, make no mistake about it. I worked at amazon for 1 year and Jeff Bozo doesn't give a damn about amazon employees at all, ever.

[@CarolinaSanctos88]

Thats evil. Another psychopathic organization

[@delonzo83]

He's not a billionaire for no reason😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robert.m4676]

Toya Clark sounds like a plant! Everyone else says otherwise so you expect us to believe someone in management? Not today missy!!

[@mimi1o8]

delonzo83 , billionaires only love themselves, they couldn’t care less about the people.

[@mimi1o8]

Robert Messner , right on

[@jettereq272]

Amazon becoming the "chinese sweatshop" inside the US.

[@playmatecaz]

And u.k

[@pattycrown9174]

Chinese sweat shops have better working conditions

[@pattycrown9174]

Worse place I have ever worked at. No matter how hard you work, it’s never good enough. Even if your rate goes up, the next day they want a higher rate out of you.

[@cozylime_2006]

This is the 1913 sweatshops of 2019! This is unacceptable!

[@Peggapoo]

Potterheadtexan Studios please read my post. You comment is irresponsible.

[@rackets7991]

Look at your schools..This is the results of years of inferior education.. A system producing functional idiots..Incapable of getting or doing a skilled job..Sad but true..

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

@inside outside upside downside Maggie was a great B****!

[@zapatoshigs5792]

@@rackets7991 i don't think any of the people interviewed looked like idiots...

[@lyndafayesmusic]

And this is the company that "sent" my robot portable air condition to my house via "On Track" (to save them money) and threw the Black and Decker box into my driveway, instead of putting it on the front porch as DESIGNATED. Took me six weeks to locate the product number, because it was bought by friends FOR me, and they could not find the product number either! Finally reached a "supervisor" , who was in JAMACA, who helped guide me on what to do. I called the On Track Corporate in Phoenix, and the Sup./Mgr, said, "OH , the drivers don't have to read the delivery directions if they don't want to!!" Couldn't find the Black & Decker people, as I was told "OH, we just put them in those boxes for shipping" I kept a log of all my notes. God forbid the AC Breaks Down-Wouldn't want to even begin to ask about a Warranty! And Now, I should be surprised they're mistreating their OWN EMPLOYEES too?

[@Samanthap126]

I worked for Amazon in Hebron, KY, Building #3 to be exact..through a temporary service & all of these allegations are sadly 100% true!

[@autobug2]

Same story repeated nation-wide Samantha. Amazon mngt. is trained to treat the rank/file workers as dirt.

[@Spidaface666]

Do you know a black girl name Jewel? Tell her to call Spider 803 454 5219 please

[@redghost3170]

I live about 20 minutes from there and work in Florence. I didn’t know that.

[@levi1068]

I work bdl #3 in ct I agree with you.

[@mariooliveira9074]

@@levi1068 Are they hiring yard jockey??

[@jamesy5177]

There has been a problem with 40% of my orders I'll never use them again. Don't use them

[@Rubaphilos]

things are still rough down on the plantation. nothing ever changes.

[@6410daniel]

i will never use amazon.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shawnconway5280]

Put politicians on 0 hour contracts and see how legal they stay 😂

[@americanpatriot3667]

Dank’ntrans once they’re in they get paid for life which is fucking bullshit but if a regular citizen goes On unemployment they give you a few weeks of checks and then cut you off

[@LIVEFRMNYC]

Politicians don't give a damn about their political income. They make a ton of money by being a puppet to these large corporations.

[@ednab.9001]

Dank’ntrans best idea ever!

[@stopgotdamndeletingmycomme8642]

Agreed!

[@Lavenderworld22]

😂🤣

[@AKking27]

I worked for amazon and got fired for taking a dump on the floor coz my manager would not let me go to the toilet

[@nastagabriel9819]

10 years later...no change...

[@adoonq2437]

This is the worst place to ever work. They say you have two 15 minute breaks but it's actually a lot less. The amount of people waiting to go through 2 metal detector doors is unreal. It's more like a 7 minute break if you're lucky, same with the lunch. So glad that I'm not working at this company anymore, I now have a much better job with better hours and pay.

[@anotherbadseed]

This is a particularly simple matter. The company are the ones who want theworkers going through metal detectors, etc. The company should pay this as overhead.

[@CuteAnimeGirl]

Amazon says they account for this and technically your "30 minute break" accounts for "10 minutes of walking". But they call it a 30 minute break... but it's 20 minutes. As for the 15 min one, same deal. Most people literally just sit on the floor and talk for that one, walking to the break room is a waste of time.

[@TheSunderingSea]

@Karin Maaka Thats because (At least in the US) a company has to pay you during a break that lasts 10-15 minutes. In other words, they make the break "longer" in order to avoid regulations.

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I'd rather be gangster than live this kind of life!!

[@adamnugent2137]

amazon will make immediate change if all of their warehouse workers walking out on the same day!

[@decnijfkris3706]

a strike you mean

[@GeraldRisch]

@@decnijfkris3706 Just watched Norma Rae on TV. Union!

[@andrearussell2307]

Amazon should be ashamed, they need to follow federal and state guidelines. Makes me sick

[@thechick1876]

I’m not buying from Amazon anymore!!!!

[@TJ-qb1ei]

This video came out in 2013 , it's now 2019 I heard nothing has changed with amazon it gotten alot worse

[@FaithandNova]

Heard the same

[@benny_lemon5123]

Hasn't it gotten worse? In the US amzon got a bunch of good press for raising all of their worker's wages, but then cut their benefits... On the wage increase (all positive press, no mention of benefit reductions)- www.cnbc.com/2018/10/02/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-all-us-employees.html On the reduced benefits (which took place the same month as the raises)- www.cnbc.com/2018/10/03/amazon-hourly-workers-lose-monthly-bonuses-stock-awards.html The reduction in stock awards and monthly bonuses mean some employees now take home less money after the wage-increase.

[@williamlane9844]

People should stop working for them, Then Amazon's behaviour would change for the better,

[@TheRealCartman1]

but my purchases arrive even faster now which is awesome so GO AMAZON!!!

[@daniellaw2528]

How many of you have even worked for Amazon? I have good pay. Good bosses. Like any employer you are replaceable. But that just goes with not owning your own business.

[@estebansanz1125]

hahahahaha its amazing it took this long for Amazon's crap to be known of. I worked for almost 4 years and trust me, its all true.

[@estebansanz1125]

sure any time

[@PrinceChris93]

N. Vries, de I'll tell you everything

[@marklokken1378]

I believe you

[@agentmulder1019]

Esteban Sanz Add another ex-employee here that was witness to many injustices!

[@andrewspeers4018]

Me to

[@midwestman9448]

Sorry to hear this......starting to change my mind on Amazon....

[@TooSlowTube]

Way ahead of you.

[@thehouseofhoops]

Spending time in jail would be easier than this.

[@pedrojunkers]

DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM AMAZON

[@ChaseTerrier]

I buy from Amazon all the time.

[@tampahandiman9901]

You are putting mom and pop business out of business by not buying on Amazon. 99.9% of items sold on Amazon are from mom and pops. My company (a mom and pop) was getting ready to close unit we started selling on Amazon. Now we hired 2 more people and are making over $2 million a year. Think of that when you don't buy from Amazon.

[@JohnSmith-xf1zu]

@@tampahandiman9901 You're joking, right? 99.9% of stats are made up on the spot. Think of all the wage slaves whenever you ship one of your products using amazon. Good for you and your company I guess though.

[@noseefood1943]

i worked at DLA4 warehouse where on avg one person was injured a week. OSHA finally fined that place but now they want 4x the stow rate for same pay.

[@stefalexandra6127]

In Texas as a delivery driver delivering Amazon packages, you can be let go without reason its called "at will".

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

And that is unacceptable.

[@mobiusmartin6482]

That's the entire state if I'm not mistaken. It also means you as a worker can quit for any reason and not be penalized.

[@irasthewarrior]

People, respect yourself and don't submit to such horrendous conditions.

[@violetcarson5532]

goagăl minus exactly. Just don't work there period.

[@stevenwatson9082]

Well said , life's too short to be treated like a dog.

[@daisygirl1217]

Steven Watson it's also very difficult when you have limited job opportunities in your area but have a family to feed. Most of us in that position have to suck it up. I have worked for very abusive bosses in the past but because I needed to care for my children as a single mother I really didn't have much of a choice.

[@SammyVista1972]

Amazon is truly evil. Even their corporate logo with that smirk is creepy.

[@theTribalismChief]

Now you mention it, then I noticed

[@saeedurrahman2056]

Because Romanian foreigners are in control

[@kaiserchaoui6143]

Satan’s realm

[@BLDUBMUSIC]

no.... it just means they have everything from A to -> Z

[@j.m7713]

😂

[@TheLifeofJenelle]

This is why I decided to work for myself. I am currently renting tables, chairs, tents, linen, props, setting up dessert tables for all occasions, and more to afford a venue next year. I have been documenting it on my KZbin channel. It's hard work, but I know it will pay off in the end.

[@tarinaaleamoni]

This is disgusting. I cannot believe this is being permitted in our country, let alone the world.

[@alaricvisigoth919]

Shop locally. The convenience of online shopping will create another monopoly.

[@terridavis9278]

Its 2019 and Amazon owner Bezo is a billionaire.

[@iamkurgan1126]

All this employee abuse in a "progressive socialist" nation where workers control the means of production. Lol. Get real demoncrat supporters. Bezos is your bestest buddy.

[@kian8382]

It's scary how online shopping has changed the society. I'd love to shop locally nowadays but that means I would've spent a lot of time looking for the place that sells what I need for a reasonable price while it doesn't take you longer than a few minutes to buy online.

[@djjccc1589]

Monopoly already created. It needs to be broken up. Ma Bell was no where near this large when broken up.

[@elfriedeparker5505]

Every one need to stop working at the same time,then see what happen?

[@yuniki5237]

Question!!!!! If you walk out one day without notice can you still get payed for the hours of week you already worked? Can they refuse payment or charge penalty fee? Because payments are always 1 week delayed Please let me know asap

[@domo8676]

Yes, others will take their jobs...

[@gaz9556]

What a novel concept, if only they could do something like this, a "union" if you will.

[@chrisholland7367]

Form a trade union if your not sure what it is find out .Collective bargaining .

[@benedictacrawford8268]

I am 100% with you - on that note.

[@Jnow20]

I worked for Amazon in 2020. It was the WORST experience I have ever had!! I now work at Dollar Tree and I absolutely LOVE my job!! Every thing said in this video is absolutely TRUE plus more!!

[@Mercyful_Fate.]

I lasted 5 days working at an Amazon warehouse in Gourock, Scotland. It's appalling. Every toilet break is monitored, you're constantly on your feet, and supervisors are constantly on your back when you're not filling the trolley quickly enough. You are treated like cattle. You're a zero-hour contract and you've no rights. I, fortunately, knew after a few days this was an awful employer and walked out at 5 am. Walked 10 miles to get home. I was exhausted. The massive building took me about 7min to walk to the canteen, by the time u get your food, your break is over. I would tell everyone to avoid Amazon.

[@leroyglass2621]

Jeff Bezos: The modern-day slave driver.

[@pattyjay9999]

Leroy Glass Robber Baron would be more correct.

[@tubeyou0101010]

@Leroy Glass - It will be interesting to see who is going to follow him to his Mars colony. He would operate it like "Total Recall". No joke !

[@kd6dash3dot7]

Don't give him your money .

[@Gluluman]

Yet he is Obama best Friend

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

@@MH-sf5ml man are you a idiot he has a point

[@nicholasczech6973]

Costco over Amazon any day! Treats employees right, Great pay and Benefits and a Family atmosphere.

[@ralex3697]

Nicholas Czech Not as big as Amazon

[@grizzlycountry1030]

@Paul Kryder amazon also has stores

[@ofpine]

@Paul Kryder amazon bought whole foods

[@peterrudy9207]

I wonder why then at the Kirkland , Seattle and Redmond , Washington locations I go to . Always have new employees , over and over ? Though the Kirkland location has had TWO employees that have been there for countless years .

[@siriocaz5743]

@@peterrudy9207 I experience the same thing in my local Costco, but really, it must be that the staff is huge, and at least some of the positions must be rotational, giving the impression that you see new employees every time.

[@withinthelowhihatefakepeop4806]

Amazon should be taken to court and pay millions of pounds compensation today on stuff greedy dogs😡😡😡😡

[@michelleguzman4476]

This has been going on for so long why is it still going on????

[@the1onlyteagro]

They prey on economically struggling communities, I heard many stories of how terrible Amazon is from people I've met around Chicago (I live in Michigan).

[@amandaschmidt9528]

Yep! So does Walmart. They go for the small towns who's major employer just went under. This happened in my home town after the mill closed.

[@alexiswaddle4777]

So true

[@Paid2Win]

@Burr Anderson Please don't procreate

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

@@amandaschmidt9528 Walllllllllmarrrrt!!!

[@dianablackman4528]

Here's a scenario: Hire on at Amazon and proceed to systematically sabotage the works. A few thousand workers could accomplish a lot.

[@WAX1138]

A person could put phones and tablets or any small item into larger product boxes. I know a guy who put iPhones inside of printer & PC boxes.

[@eibbor171]

or just go at night and cut off electricity no electricity no orders and no orders mean no business wham bam thank you officer

[@gregs7519]

@@WAX1138 What's that supposed to accomplish? Use more large boxes?

[@hepthegreat4005]

Wouldnt work. They're a platform, not a business in itself. Youd be screwing small businesses who list on Amazon, not Amazon itself.

[@davidnavratil5349]

10 years later and nothing has changed with agencies. I just recently suffered through 5 weeks of bad lung infection, had to go through 3 different types of antibiotics, unable to work. When I came back to the same agency, same workplace company, same job, same pay and tried to claim Statutory sick pay for those 5 weeks, I was told my contract had been terminated shortly after I got sick and I am therefore not eligible. Legally an employer is obliged to provide you with minimum 1 week's notice prior to termination. I did not get any notice, no P45 and a message from the agency at least once a week asking when do I come back. I'm sure they terminated my temporary work placement contract deliberately the moment I told them I have health issue preventing me from going to work to avoid having to pay sick leave. Not to mention I got the lung infection at work, where everyone was sick and coughing. The moment something goes bad with you as an agency worker, everyone turns their back at you.

[@rebekahfield4083]

If the treatment in the work place is anything like how they treat your packages; by just dumping the packages in someone's porch; no knock or bell ring then 'do 1?' It's got to be bad!

[@roberthalfull]

Oh, so this is another place where you work under slave conditions.

[@linanicolia1994]

It has to be efficient or it would collapse. Employees have to be accountable and responsible. We see a lot of slackers that vanish in a bathroom to take a nap. You have to regulate and supervise your workers or they will steal from you, in time and items as well. We see this in all large corporations, including hospitals. Some people are lazy and complain about everything. Let them go back to school and get better paying jobs.

[@serious7179]

@@linanicolia1994 are you dense? Did you even watch the video? What goes around comes around... You'll get yours in the end for being a heartless, uncaring person.

[@johnmoore9862]

lina Nicolia, When there is no one else to bully & dismiss, your bosses will come after you.

[@SESK98]

Slave conditions? Try saying that to an actual slave, see if he agrees with you.

[@DayGrin_]

@@linanicolia1994 Clearly you didn't watch the video

[@lraffucci]

amazon developer here: I can confirm this is totally true. kinda sucks.

[@h8ingyou149]

Yeah, I call bullshit.

[@ladyinred9656]

Liar

[@stuartoneill2663]

You know your company is bad when you need to have tours for the public to see how things are really done, the tours are at warehouses with very few staff, it's like a show place , a set up

[@josephmanriquez175]

I'm surprised no one burned it down

[@johnfeld837]

Never buy from amazon, support your local business, it’s better

[@petey75nyc]

Im sure you always do.

[@chengliu872]

The only problem is that local businesses don't always carry things you need, that is especially true for more obscure items.

[@Sky_god1]

To many lazy people in this world to get in there car and drive to the store to buy there stuff. Amazon wont go away but they will down size because of competition. Which ever fulfillment center becomes all automated with little to no human workers will be king. People sit there and complain about Amazon but I guarantee all of them has bought or buys from Amazon. So you guys are feeding the fire.

[@heliotropezzz333]

If you do use local businesses, these days you often find they can be cheaper than buying online. Not everything can be bought locally but look to see what can. Anyway if you can walk there, the walk will do you good, or see if there's a bus. If local businesses all go to the wall and Amazon becomes the dominant go to 'shop', Amazon prices will rise once the competition's dead. Also local businesses pay taxes that support local services. Amazon does not. It pays expensive lawyers to enable it to avoid paying tax. Shopping in local businesses has the advantage of instant gratification. You can take home your goods immediately. Also you can see, feel and try on clothes before deciding whether to buy, so you don't have to send them back, or have to wait in for deliveries or collect deliveries from neighbours or sorting offices.

[@marthasanchez19]

I agree.

[@monniefaison612]

Sorry I'm done ordering from amazon!

[@chrisplusplus6232]

Work agencies, like the ones mentioned in the video, are their strategies to stop people from unionizing.

[@latashaharvin618]

I worked at Amazon in Carteret, NJ through a temp agency called Integrity Staffing, and I remember going to the bathroom and being in there for more than 5 minutes, I had a terrible stomach ache and the next time one of the temp agency employees came to my station and pulled me aside and said to me that Amazon said I wasn't at my station for more than 5 minutes and thought I left so I told her what happened, luckily I didn't get terminated. The TOT rule is stupid and needs to go. People have bladder problems and other problems that make them go to the bathroom often and be in there long. Amazon is a joke. I will never work for Integrity Staffing or Amazon again.

[@gmtid1864]

I used to work at the Amazon in Theodore AL and I still remember back in April when I was accused of stealing food out of the breakroom and the only evidence they said they had was transaction receipts that "didn't look right". They told me I was suspended during the investigation and a month later I was fired with no warning or explanation. If I hadn't emailed the main office in Seattle I would've never gotten that bs job back with back pay. I'm sure they knew I had a valid case too. They lie and act like they care about their employees by faking a fun environment but the truth is there are no raises, most weeks are 18hrs, you are easily replaceable, your work is tracked constantly and if you are under their unreasonable scan rates or off task for 15 minutes, you get a write-up. Wtf can a person do with $11/hr and 18hrs a week with no raises ever? I worked there a year n got nothing but a wrongful layoff but worked at FedEx 5 months (started at 11.25/hr) and got 2 raises (to 14.70/hr). Bs place to work

[@perkieperf1028]

I worked almost a year all I get is a lower injury that's denied knee injury that's denied and now upper back injury bills from those injury and what does BDL2 get? Number one in the entire region

[@kencox6166]

I’m going to stop my amazon order right now, thenclose down my Amazon account. Discussing behaviour. If people dont stand up to treatment like this things will never change.

[@kencox6166]

@A Mc walk to what? another zero hour contract ran by another corrupt boss. wake up fool.

[@dwightstewart7181]

Oh, brother. They're working in a clean, temperature-controlled, environment and are expected to actually work. How horrendous. Can't have that. They should get a paycheck without working, with endless lunch breaks. Worker's today are so damn lazy, expecting to be pampered. Bring a sack lunch and do the job agreed to.

[@kencox6166]

@@dwightstewart7181 get fucked you brain dead fool. no one said they did not have to work. It is twats like you that allow this kind of practice to go on. Let me guess it does not affects you so its ok. All other EU countries banned Zero hour contracts because they realized how it opened workers to abuse. I will make a stand even if the likes of you will not.

[@TheRealCartman1]

No you won't liar. You and I both know Amazon is awesome and makes our lives better.

[@lovejoy7065]

* disgusting

[@samanthahardy9903]

Amazons answer to this is to run ads with how happy their employees are! Really?

[@pattycrown9174]

Yup there Amazon A to Z app makes it like wow be happy Weeee and when you walk in there is balloons. So stupid

[@matthewlirot2743]

Everytime you buy from them you are supporting them 😟

[@PauloFerreira-wp2it]

I’m not going to buy amazon products anymore.

[@simaj41]

👏👏👏👏

[@multifaceted8544]

Good for you

[@highandmightyqueen79]

can you really resist the low prices? I worked for amazon in Cape Town and it was the most exploitative work environment i have ever seen. But still people work because they need jobs and Amazon keeps growing. What can we do?

[@absolutetruth568]

I have never purchased anything from Amazon! My conscious mind is clean!!!!!

[@DestinyHoren]

I was falsely accused of stealing. This was after I got into it with 2 of the main people at my facility. They lied and said I confessed and refused to show me proof. I was targeted!!

[@crpth1]

Never bought nothing from Amazon... I've got feeling I won't start now. ;-)

[@Antiwoke77]

“Never bought nothing” 😣

[@MalonsMilk]

@@Antiwoke77 He's saying he bought everything but I think he means He's never bought anything or he's bought nothing. English obv not first language.

[@jakeslingger2060]

for god sake be a humanitarian and treat people with respect. pay them a livable wage.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Like everything else in life money has to be earned. If you can only manage a minimum wage job, you can't live in San Francisco, can't drive a Porsche, can't support a spouse and can't afford kids. This is reality. This is life in 2019 America. This is not the 1950s. Get over it. If you want more money do what it takes to get a better paying job or start a business. Nobody owes you a living. Who are you? An illegal immigrant from the border?

[@brysoncherry9884]

Not paid a livable wage? How have they managed to survive this long in the red?

[@barryamato101]

Money has to be earned for those without money. College admission has to be earned for those without money. Criminal justice has to be earned for those without money. Lying, cheating and stealing is not acceptable unless one has money. Poor people are drug addicts. People with money have substance abuse problems. It's hard to win a hundred dash when some start on the 50 yard line. The fix is in. Living in an Oligarchy, the U.S.A., nothing is earned only given to those that need it the least.

[@tampahandiman9901]

Amazon was the first corporation to raise it's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The US Government still won't go over $10 an hour minimum wage for American workers. You got your facts wrong.

[@paulhodireff9260]

Still don't get it? Economics is a real b$#&h!

[@Rickwmc]

The typical job is characterized by four invariable realities: 1) slave wages, 2) nasty supervisors, 3) working conditions that range from ratty-rugged offices to almost inhumane conditions, and 4) inevitable termination months, weeks, days, or even hours into the job. Meanwhile the CEO's, board of directors, and principal stockholders pocket most of the profits for themselves as they sip a mint julip while positioned on a recliner next to a swimming pool at a tropical resort.

[@dannyp2058]

That's disgraceful, never have or will I use any of their services after watching this!!

[@lil_kozy7773]

After working there, i stopped ordering anything from amazon. Not because of past work relations, but because i know how those items i order will be treated, just as bad as the workers are

[@lynnfarley7851]

I refuse to buy anything from this place! I will be sending this to every one of my contacts! This is horrible! Humans should not be treated like robots or animals!!! Disgusting company!!

[@Sirmac613]

U look nuts

[@SlendyMane]

It's like that even now. I stopped working there a few months ago, part time. 12 hours a day, three days a week. Three 10 minute breaks in a 12 hour period, and a 30 minute lunch. But you HAVE to go to the break room to take these breaks. For me, it took me nearly 6 minutes to get to the break room. left me with 5 minutes left on my break. QC is constantly over you. You mess up once, you get written up. three times, you're fired. If you need to use the bathroom, you better hold it until lunch, or do it fast. Over 30 minutes of you off your task time, you get written up. Absolutely NO SITTING DOWN. You can get written up for that too! And mandatory over time. Over time isn't an hour or two. It's a DAY. I worked Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We once had mandatory overtime for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. That's 72 HOURS in one WEEK! We had people passing out left and right. They didn't care. They would always say, "we recommend you leave" but would never tell us we HAD to leave, so it would count against us if we left. They also checked your time. You could enter the facility by scanning your badge. And also clock in and out from scanning your badge too. Whenever you scanned your badge, it documented your time. For example, let's say you forgot to clock out. You go home, notice you missed a punch, and enter it for 1700... Well, if they find out you scanned your badge out the building at 1658, yes 2 whole minutes, they would accuse you of stealing time, and you would get fired. This literally happened to several people, INCLUDING some of the managers. Our facility was over 1 million square feet. It was a nightmare. It is hard labor. I wouldn't wish my experience on anybody.

[@damienholland9244]

Bezos should be severely punished for all of this. Shouldn't even be legal.

[@gtmaniac7082]

Were on our second 60 hour back to back work week

[@perkieperf1028]

Couldn't been said any better my brother

[@gungrave01]

work for there West Deptford New Jersesy location Fulfillment Center(aka ACY1) so i know how you feel

[@samkreevo309]

I'm glad Ama,zone never came to NYC nobody needs sweatshops Bezos you go broke soon enough a living wage for all

[@neenanorto3399]

Unbelievable ! How could amazon treat humans that way? Are they turning back to slavery like waay back in the day?

[@schizophrenicprojection5126]

Serious Question: why is it when these companies get so big, they forget about the people who labor to give them their wealth. If the CEOs & CFOs don’t remember the people who are the pickers and packagers then Amazon will start to fade because it can’t get workers and a new company will come up behind.

[@50centgotshot9times]

This is why Unions are important.

[@Nemo7The7Pirate7]

Anyone promising would be fired. You can't form a union if employer is against it. And the law does not require it to exist.

[@dboy6400]

Unions drive up prices and create a battleground, neither are good. By far the best thing is for people to simply quit if the pay isn't worth the hassle.

[@angelm6497]

unions have no power, thatcher made sure of that.

[@TvValenti]

Reagan did something I forgot that broke up Union power my aunt told me. In USA that is.

[@TvValenti]

Angel M Regan did it here years ago.