How Amazon Is Ruining Christmas

[@allymariet]

Don't forget postal workers suffer too; the amount of times people say "i didn't know you guys worked Sundays" it's so sad. It's because of Amazon, I'm delivering you an amazon package

[@RealLifeFinance]

Is so sad. Delivery and warehouse work 7bdays a week. Ugh

[@CkYAll1anc3]

Cry about it.

[@egx161]

USPS workers get paid well and get great benefits. Stop whining. Horrible service and 1.5 hour lunch breaks. USPS has it better. Every carrier is delivering Amazon packages. 😢

[@aalmondmilk]

⁠​⁠@@egx161more perfect union just released a video about the usps. they’re not like that anymore unfortunately. my friend worked for them within the last two years and all the trucks constantly break down and you pray your daily shitty truck doesn’t break down cause then they’ll make you drive an even crappier one until your daily vehicle is fixed, constant 10+ hour days because they were understaffed, understaffing created a culture of never asking off, customers treat you like a robot. I guess they could’ve taken a long lunch to make their day 12+ hours though. i feel like ups probably gets treated the best because of their union.

[@wyattbenson1490]

⁠@@egx161$19/HR, working in terrible weather, getting robbed and gunned down in the street across the country. Yeah. Pay is well and benefits are well.

[@BarryRerack147]

I stand with the Amazon workers

[@NeedleWorkerMore]

Nowadays everything I hear about Amazon is negative and workers over there are overworked and underpayed.

[@rha600]

$20+ per hour to put boxes on a conveyor belt is not underpaid.

[@B.L.Meinecke]

So stop using Amazon

[@B.L.Meinecke]

@@rha600 Agreed!

[@VelcroPoodle]

​@rha600 do you see how many boxes they package and put on the conveyor belts, and the speed they demand with no work breaks? The average Amazon worker works 3 years before health complications force them to quit, and that's BY DESIGN. Amazon doesn't want employees to stick around and ask for better pay and benefits or form unions, so they break them before they're there for too long.

[@rha600]

@@VelcroPoodle well that's good right? Then those people can go someone else and stop bitching about how amazon treats them. Have you ever seen what nurses are put through? And that's with a degree and training.

[@winkletter]

Without unions and other guardrails in place, companies just race each other to the bottom to make the worst possible conditions for their employees.

[@WiseAcres-i4d]

And Unions also destroy companies because it gives workers a sense of entitlement that extends beyond fair wages and conditions and right onto "that's not my job" lack of team work. I've now worked for 3 factories that went out of business because of what the union that was enact did to cohesion. 9f all 3 times, I didn't vote for the union. My job security came feom being a value to the job.

[@WiseAcres-i4d]

If Union's were so great... why do public service employees suck more ass than an ass sucking machine.

[@WiseAcres-i4d]

Canada Post is on strike. They have voiced a few concerns. One is "tripping on a stick in someone's yard." How far gone d9es someone have to he that their job of walking is a hazard. That a stick is an issue. Unions create laziness. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.. I guess.

[@Christopher-lk4zd]

🤖🤖🤖

[@B.L.Meinecke]

True!

[@A.H._]

show them that without their workers, they are NOTHING. respect workers ✊

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

Any pushback from workers just speeds up the day we are all replaced by robots.

[@goawwy]

Instead of complaining they can always find a different job

[@DarkestAzure]

@@goawwythat ain’t easy.

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

It does not, automation is going to happen and has been happening for the past two hundred years. If workers unionizing would speed up technological progress, then people would be all for it. But the rate of technological progress is not affected by whether or not workers are unionized or the rate, their jobs will be replaced by robots in the grand scheme of things, because that requires technology to mature to that place

[@colonelhstinkmeaner8547]

Tbh amazon is always hiring, especially this time of the year. They will be lucky if seasonal workers don't take their jobs. Go find another job and move on.

[@shekharmoona544]

We need to change culturally and be satisfied with getting items a little slower. instant gratification takes a toll on community health.

[@joeldavis5815]

But me want stuff NOW!

[@aalmondmilk]

I remember recently I ordered something that said “pre-order” in the description which usually means a long wait before the package comes but it was at my house within the week. I wondered if people expect their products so quickly that they put the preorder label there just in case people were upset with the shipping time being “too long”. I order from amazon for Christmas and maybe one other time a year for a special household item or another gift. I live in apartments though and my neighbors will have one or more new packages per day. what in gods name are they constantly ordering….i feel like they people with shopping addictions make the problem so so so much worse.

[@na-qh2bf]

Or instead of blaming the consumer, Amazon can hire more workers and pay them better? Foreign concept ik😂

[@DocThenotable]

​​@@aalmondmilkThats unbelievable!

[@B.L.Meinecke]

Like that will happen. Nope, if it can be here today people will want it TODAY!

[@ATLmodK]

Good for them! As an 80 year old person who can no longer drive, Amazon is something I often have to go to and I hate it, I fully support their union and want for more branches to unionize.

[@Dodgerzden]

I've never worked for Amazon, but have worked in warehouses run by big corporations for 25 years and I have no doubt everything these workers are saying is 100% true.

[@truecatholic1]

Me too. At the large shipping company I worked for someone said that the only reason why there wasn't new people injured was because there wasn't new people. I started orientation with 7 people and I was one of two who stayed to work on. I was unemployed before being hired. I was terminated after I got sick because of cold temperatures due to electrical failure and stayed away too long.

[@John-PaulHunt-o8r]

Ahh yes amazon aka the new peoples republic of Walmart after Walmart lost the top spot to Amazon.

[@chiquita683]

Based Bezos will replace workers with robots so no one cries about working hard

[@chiquita683]

​@@John-PaulHunt-o8rWalmart has the lowest grocery prices. Protest in front of local small business grocers for price gouging

[@jrkastl]

The irony is that there are better deals outside of Amazon... Amazon has just become a brand name for "convenience." Not necessarily "cheaper". Search the internet, including direct from manufacturer. You may be surprised that you can get better deals elsewhere. Just because it says "Amazon Pick", it's not a better or cheaper product, it's just likely that Amazon makes a better profit from that specific product when sold.

[@MrRadialdrift]

True, I bought a Bambu Labs 3D printer direct form Bambu Labs and it was $80 cheaper than Amazons so called amazing deal.

[@theunprofessionallurker]

Not to mention the scam returns buyers end up dealing with.

[@copycalico]

If you see something you wanna buy on amazon, check the company that sells it. They might have their own shop website or even delivery service. most of the time it will be cheaper there, AND the company that makes it will get more money.

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? They refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@hockinghillsalive3624]

I worked in an Amazon distribution center, and shipping center for 2 years, and can attest to the truth. The statements made by these employees are so true. Lots of injuries from overworking and overwhelming stress on the body and mind. During "peak season" you can expect to be forced to work 6, 12 hour days for at least the 5 week period covering Thanksgiving, through Christmas and New Years. If you don't, you're fired.

[@ghpatriot]

oh boo hoo, I do that all year. STFU

[@solitivity]

These CEOs better start acting right... We already have seen the beginning of what happens when you consistently ignore the people.

[@Perfidion]

Their first step will be increasing their personal security. Listening to the people and making necessary changes is way down at the bottom of the list. Expect Luigi Mangione to be made an example of in order to discourage further retaliation. These people KNOW what they're doing is awful. They don't care. We're nothing to them.

[@thetasworld]

From which planet did you land from?

[@LastDreamWasMe]

​@@thetasworlduranus buddy

[@hinnahinna-j9y]

The underlying problem is shopping. Can we just stop associating the holiday with shopping? This is not what Christmas is about.

[@ravens-crypt]

You hit the nail on the head there it’s about spreading time with friends or family and now we are able to do it over the phone or FaceTime and play games together online in a group and in person if you are able to.

[@frances4797]

💯 "CONSUMERISM" is the insatiable monster 👹 that feeds on a system that in turn is feeding upon US!!! 😫

[@tricksonafixed]

The underlying problem is capitalism; consumerism is a symptom. Christmas is not a “Christian holiday” it’s a capitalist holiday for the majority of people in this country.

[@BOMBON187]

Yea but that is what it has become when people are bombarded with ads to shop in those particualr days.

[@frances4797]

@BOMBON187 None of us are obligated to pay any attention to "ads". You need to develop what I like to call my "bullshit deflector shield" 😔👍 It's an invisible energetic field that literally deflects "bullshit" , and returns it to the sender. It has served me well 😔👍

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

" Amazon is a trillion-dollar company, reaching a market capitalization of $2 trillion for the first time on June 26, 2024". And treat employees like shit😡

[@9in3G]

And avoid paying taxes .smh

[@MM-xc2bt]

That's the usa for you

[@SuperJbarrera]

Yes it’s a 2 trillion dollar company but look where he started and where he is now this what’s great about America start from the bottom and to the top we all have opportunities to do something and start a business but y’all rather just work and not put the work in to something else and about taxes that’s great we all shouldn’t pay taxes start you a business and you can do the same thing write stuff off for your business

[@Xeonerable]

A lot of companies that reach the top like that usually do that with a ton of exploitation. And the richer you get the more you can get away with by paying it off.

[@purposefully.verbose]

@@SuperJbarrera that's right, you too could get to be a rich a-hole - but statistically, that's highly unlikely... they sure did brainwash you well.

[@iansanford6544]

"We just want 30$/hour" If that sounds unreasonable to any boomers listening, just remember that your first paper route in the late 60's payed roughly the same wage, adjusted for inflation. That's still barely 50k/year and these folks are in New York, famously *slightly more expensive* than American baseline.

[@frances4797]

Omg yes!!!! I watched a movie from 1941 where a man and his child paid $10 for TWO WEEKS ✌️ of room AND board! A room, PLUS 3 meals / day for TWO ✌️, $10 for 2 weeks. I decided to Google what $10 in 1941 would be equivalent to in 2024....$217.55 ! You are 💯 SPOT ON!!!! 👍

[@nil981]

I make $50k/year. Trust me, it's going to poverty wage in the next 20 years.

[@albatrossboss4639]

Lazy American

[@sendthis9480]

My first paper route was…. Oh…that’s right. I couldn’t get one. There were already too many illegals doing that job.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

Wow thanks for that info ​@@frances4797

[@RandomPeasant123]

I stopped ordering from Amazon the day they enacted the 5-day RTO mandate for their own employees. I don't want to spend my money on a company who treats their employees that way

[@manojprabhakar3447]

Corporations are Evolved vampires. Period.

[@blu0065]

Nah. Vampires are sexy and don't have to suck all your blood. These corporations suck your blood dry and then ask you why you don't have more while you're dying.

[@Dodgerzden]

SCOTUS would disagree. They are people, not vampires.

[@ammitthedevourerofsouls]

EREBUS REMOVES THEIR POWER COMPLETELY to feed harvest clone source resource absorb advance. MUST BE FOUR AGREEMENTS. RING OF THE MAGI REMOVES THEIR POWER COMPLETELY. The tones repels them. TOTEK GENUFLECT NOMAK YAMA King Minos NARCISSUS NEUTRALIZES THE NARCISSIST. Their game is OBSOLETE.

[@AndreaAndiAJ]

I dont care if my packages are late. The employees deserve a living wage and fair working conditions. F Amazon.

[@TheOG-GG]

Exactly! They not only deserve a living wage but a THRIVING wage. I would put their job under essential work along with healthcare, waste management, and teaching. It is so important for people to get their packages and mail.

[@DeathDealerAFD]

​@@TheOG-GG I think this is an insane response. No offense. Sorting boxes, I get it, it's tiresome. I'm in infrastructure, we are literally destroying our bodies, killing ourselves for $30/hour. Anybody can sort boxes. And that's the key. You want a thriving wage? Do the hardcore schooling and go in debt for real and get a job that not just anyone can walk in and do from day one. Robots can sort boxes, and robots can make burgers. Keep on about how hard it is and see if these companies don't just go with robots. Then you'll be crying about the people with no real skills, can't get a job anywhere. This is reality.

[@iggyboo]

If Unions are unconstitutional then Corporations are as well.

[@AlanMars]

Delay Deny Refund

[@grandsonumoja]

We need to return back to shopping locally as much as we can .

[@T.Maximus]

Yeah not gonna happen nationwide friend

[@jarg8]

They've killed the local store market nearly entirely. It's going to be hard if the consumer isn't interested... And they REALLY aren't interested these days.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Greed, in the end, fails even the greedy.

[@rack9458]

Amazon is doing just fine.

[@frances4797]

Just need to remove TAX BREAKS for corporations and the rich and see what happens 😂👍

[@infernite5669]

Christmas was already ruined, Amazon said hold my beer.

[@Bibbzyy]

I got rid of Amazon from my life and then online shopping altogether. I couldn’t be better off as a result.

[@Dominik7T]

i tried but things i wanted were not available in my area. i was forced to drive around to find it and its not good because i pay for my gas. its just easier and cheaper to buy it online

[@jacobr5627]

There are some great brands you can only get online like Community Clothing & Bennington Potters.

[@frances4797]

@Dominik7T H.E.B., Walmart, Target 🎯 Michael's, Harbor Freight, ANY auto parts store AutoZone, Pep Boys, O'Reilly's, Pet Smart, Petco, really ANYTHING a body could possibly NEED (notice I said "need", not "want". There's a difference) can be found at any of the stores I mentioned. Just need to practice purchasing with restraint, "needs" versus "wants" and the wisdom to know the difference. It can be done. I'm doing it and so are many others 💞😊👍

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@kateb2643]

I don't use Amazon, but expecting most people to never online shop is a big ask, especially if you need speciality items. I'm not a big consumer, but I get about 6 packages a year. I always choose the slowest delivery option to be kind to workers and the planet.

[@mikegathercole]

I tried delivering packages for Amazon for about a month. It was a f****** nightmare.

[@VON-92]

It ain’t for the weak my boy

[@mikegathercole]

@VON-92 it's for the compliant. I'll go back to construction thank you.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@VON-92 Having self-respect and the ability to explore other options doesn't make someone "weak".

[@VON-92]

@ y apply for a job that we’ve known for years that work employees hard then complain about the work when hired

[@snickerdoodles787]

I did for about a month during the start of the pandemic. It was a third party but I loved it cause literally no one was on the road at that time

[@chrismerkel9604]

I refuse to use Amazon. I purchase direct from the vendor/manufacture.

[@RealLifeFinance]

Same It's more work but so much more rewarding.

[@vickiehow-]

They do the same things but on a smaller scale

[@buickinvicta288]

Same. 👍 No Amazon for me.

[@ravens-crypt]

But you still might have the middle man of delivery people unless you are able to get there and collect it yourself

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@juliegeneric042]

Yay! I'm boycotting them anyways. As Joey said, whatever it is, I'm against it.

[@bertbaker7067]

United we bargain, divided we beg. Solidarity forever, brothers and sisters! From IBEW local 26 ✊

[@kevinhill135]

What needs to happen with Amazon is for the employees to have a national slow down..

[@astridexplorer5096]

That's actually really good thinking.

[@KesiaR666]

Remember you live in the "United States of Corporate America"

[@lanzelloth]

if it is the most profitable period (and it is), I don't understand why they just can't hire more people and/or offer higher voluntary pay. it's not like christmas is a new phenomenon, it literally happens every year, at the same time, the same way. They could have a legion of "reserve" workers that only come in during busy periods, that way they only need minimum retraining. they could've had such a system for years now. if the military where people are relied upon to literally go to war can have such a system work, why can't people who scan boxes and move things not?

[@jankoodziej877]

Of course they are hiring extra people. But do you think there are that many people waiting to work just for a few weeks and then be let go?

[@nickparkin8527]

I’m an Amazon driver and have to go to work soon. They give us Insane numbers of packages, no extra pay, expect us to help other drivers after our routes. I don’t mind delivering, I’ve done it for 5 years now part time through college, but Amazon does not give a cats hoo-ha about us.

[@michellereed3272]

Get it Amazon workers, you deserve a fair union contract.

[@Mikemelancon-k9n]

hello Dear, I Usually love your comments, how are you doing today? 🌺 🌺 🌹

[@KRich408]

This problem is not new just getting bigger with Monopolies like Amazon. Years ago I worked for a Burger King all but me and one other employee showed up on a Friday, it was the 2 of us and a manager. To run the entire restaurant, this was in the 80s when sales were Good! We held the ship together until 3 tour buses showed up dumping over 100 customers on us plus the normal drive through and regular walk-ins. I told the manager I wanted at least 3x the pay because I was doing the work of 6 people! The pore girl up front was only 16 and had to leave at 8pm due to working laws. He said he couldn't pay me more than the current minimum of $2.85 (80s law) I said I'm leaving if he doesn't call the owner and get permission to raise my pay for the night. Nope I walked out. The next day I came to work as scheduled the owner was there he wasn't happy because of what the manager said I did that was a Lie! I explained myself and he just said get to work. He couldn't fire me for being reliable and leaving when nobody showed up because of a concert the rest went to instead of working. No he didn't pay me because I refused to finish the shift. I don't know if he closed the store that night it wasn't my problem!

[@tricksonafixed]

As someone who is a commercial driver and averages ten hours a shift each week throughout the year I totally support these Amazon workers. I had an understanding of the conditions in my field of LTL P&D but that was my choice and I find it better than working in a factory for half of the salary. These workers are having to deal with a large number of small parcel deliveries in primarily residential areas; amplified in the holiday season they’re easily doing more labor than what they’re being compensated for; then not to mention the fact the warehouses are incredibly busy and dangerous for those who aren’t on the road making deliveries. This is an important moment for organized labor in this country that the workers at this Amazon location win their strike. I don’t see them getting reduced hours but increased payment, and benefits should be absolutely essential for them when tasked with the demands of the workload. Solidarity!

[@_jay.like.gatsby]

“Just get a better job” Is the real Soft American Mentality. Any rights and comforts of the workplace were fought for and earned by unions. Now companies are making record profits by encroaching on those rights. Americans had to organize, sacrifice, “complain” and fight to have those rights. The same way these workers are- actually putting in work for themselves instead of running from it. If you sell a job full days of your life, you at least deserve respect. That’s the difference between a worker and a lackey- we have terms and they have to be defended.

[@anthonyr.capellan3198]

Amazon is now the Grinch!

[@dancarlton7973]

The Grinch is the Teamsters.

[@VON-92]

@@dancarlton7973exactly

[@MrTwenty20video]

Amazon has never, ever gotten any of my business nor money.

[@TheFire1202]

Due to the increase, you need $35 an hour right now just to keep up in NYC. So push for $40 at this point.

[@merryfergie]

Stop working for amazon. Stop making purchases online

[@Hippitidippity]

Yes but we the consumers can do our part as well and stop using Amazon.

[@TheLastPrime38]

It's not just Amazon's fault. People forget that the customer base is just as much at fault. The amount of times that I've heard people say "I just want my same or next day delivery" is crazy. That's why it's like this, they have no incentive to be different.

[@anderseja21]

Worked in robotics and automation (controls) in a fulfillment center through 4 "Peak" seasons that churned out over 1,000,000 packages in 24 hours over and over again with a building only designed to push 850,000 in 24 hours. People quit constantly. Those of us that stuck around were left to do our work and the work of those who left. Easy part was getting through Peak compared to after Peak when you get questioned for not performing scheduled maintenance tasks for 2 months straight. Those questioning the lack of maintenance mention nothing of the 16 hour shifts you pulled to keep the building running. It's a claw to the top environment. Low level area managers plotting and positioning themselves for those coveted admin jobs where they bark orders from their home remote office. It all ties in. Cut throat corporate behavior is the fastest way to get promoted. While these managers with bachelor degrees climb, the rest of us scurry around cleaning up the mess they leave in their wake when they get promoted.

[@dgkway]

Shoutout to all the comments downplaying how mistreated workers in general across most of America. I'm really sorry that saying you deserve to be paid more and work less offends you, that does sound awful

[@UlugNaar]

Wtf is mandatory overtime? Lol

[@TheSJCieply]

Thank you all for your service!

[@izzyhezz]

There are police Unions, firefighters unions, nursing unions, teacher unions, these people should be allowed to be recognized for their union!

[@Fafopod333]

FINALLY as proud sheetmetal union members, i support this

[@frances4797]

💪💪💪 I support you!!! 😊👏👏👏

[@RavarsenBlogspot]

I don't think Amazon should hire human to do such hazardous work. It needs to be automated

[@happycowabunga]

$30 per hour to pack boxes? Learn a trade and you might be getting that.

[@AmeliaJohnson-m4l]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by More Perfect Union is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👏🙏🏻🤷

[@marketha]

I worked there 4 years. Yes peaks are busy. But then January to maybe april/may its super slow. So what is the big deal? Work little bit harder for 2 weeks ..how many prime days? 3-4 a year include Christmas. Warehouse people complaining now try delivery drivers go washroom,be outside in freezing or hot weather collapsing.

[@LadyPantera57]

I'm firing Amazon this week! No more Amazon shopping for me and I'm excited! 💖💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@robsquared2]

People can't forget the humanity of others.

[@thecavemandynamic2685]

Yeah... Don't forget about Amazon DSP workers.

[@juanescalante9972]

Yeah really iam driver and we get the worst end of it they literally dump all the shit on us they should really put a cap rate on how much workload they give a driver it's not like your getting more pay all they do is give u more work for the same amount of pay

[@thecavemandynamic2685]

@juanescalante9972 I am in absolute agreement with you. After three injuries throughout the one year I worked for Amazon, and almost becoming homeless during my second occurrence, I had no choice but to throw in the towel. With no legitimate healthcare benefits, a truly pathetic payrate in addition to no overtime pay, downright insulting workplace policies, excruciatingly painful work hours/shifts, consistent workload increases without fail and no hope of change in sight; at my exit, I knew that I was making the right call. I will never go back to Amazon. Not even as a last resort. Period.

[@HyperHorse]

This is why I refuse to buy stuff from Amazon.

[@therealshadow99]

I used to work for USPS as a rural career and that was a few years ago when we did 90% of amazon package deliveries... It was literal hell every year and it was easy for a route to take longer than you had.

[@Tazallax]

You go guys! I'm kind of taken aback that over 1/3 of (America's 1.3+ million) warehouse workers in the US are at Amazon.

[@c0ltz450]

It's always the frontline workers who are treated the worst. Grocery stores are notorious for forcing you to work weekends and holidays. When I worked at Walmart, I missed just about every single holiday with my family for 3 years in a row. I put up with it because everyone just accepted the fact that customer service employees at grocery stores are expected to work holidays. And Walmart is the worst when it comes to union busting, they will shut down a store before it gets unionized, and tank the lawsuits. I couldn't get any other job, and had bills to pay. I was so lonely and depressed, it felt like I didn't have a family anymore. The pay was shit, and the work was soul crushing.

[@Joseph1NJ]

And yet, I don't know anyone who _isn't_ a Prime member. This Is the America we live in, it's always someone else's problem.

[@last_womann8344]

I'm not. I only buy from Amazon like 2-4 times a year. I use my mom's prime account if I can't find what I'm looking for anywhere else or if I'm desperate for the cheapest. It makes me cringe how much more I'm spending buying in person and at small shops, but I would feel worst if I regularly contributed to the suffering of Amazon workers.

[@GeorgeOrwell-ek7sf]

New sub here. Any chance you can give a second to read on screen text before it vanishes? I'm having to constantly pause, and backtrack to read the relevant info. It makes for a choppy viewing.

[@pamelaibarra790]

Why cant walmart associates do this?!?!?!?!?!?

[@RileyMcGreevy]

I liked this video before I watched it because I knew I would like MPU and I wasn’t disappointed. Good work as always.

[@shane_gentle]

Someone call OSHA.

[@Mikemelancon-k9n]

hello Dear, I Usually love your comments, how are you doing today? 🌺 🌺 🌹

[@austinlaramee7811]

2:55 they might be, it’s technically price fixing of labor.

[@seamountain5]

It’s hilarious to me that I got an Amazon ad before this video

[@peanahbutta412]

Don’t like it. Don’t work there. That simple. Also blame the consumers (aka shoppers) not the business. Amazon woudlnt be open if there wasn’t a demand for it

[@soninalphin2771]

Unions are the reason workers don't try to become their own Luigi Mangione, unions give us hope for a peaceful option instead of "grabbing the pitchforks" like in the old days.

[@alg003]

I work as a machine operator at Cambells. During our peak production month, I work 4-5 12s every week plus Saturday and have to come back in sunday night (im on 3rd, 3rd does startup for the week) so im getting at minimum, 57 hours. And all the 12s are mandatory. If i dont "sign up" for them on the days and shifts that I want, i get told for what shifts and on what days i will be working and I dont get a choice. The best part is, our lunches are only 20 minutes. Theres no Holiday pay either. If we tried to unionize, they'd just shut the plant down.

[@astridexplorer5096]

Works best if you can get a large Union organizer in to help set up a worker slowdown or strike nationally.

[@alg003]

@astridexplorer5096 that's not how it works. They'll just shut the plant down.

[@augustoperes7333]

All my support to the workers

[@marymartin4266]

thank you for bringing these horrible and dangerous working conditions to the forefront

[@TheCompdept]

Amazon was the devil for about 30 different reasons. Everyone would do well to stop watching Amazon prime and to discontinue shopping through Amazon. In fact, he would do best to do all of your future shopping in person like people used to buying things through the internet in general is straight up ruining product reliability and elevating the cost of those crappy products

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@loosiegoosiee]

Amazon ad on this video…. how fitting

[@binhosmingos7356]

Amazon, Post Office, and all delivery service worker deserve way better.

[@michelledominguez-ashton5413]

Hold the line guys! We are with you. 🙂

[@potatoModel]

My second holiday season not ordering anything from Amazon and about 90% of my presents were bought locally. It is so much better than buying crap online that just fills up your house.

[@foxhollowantiques7098]

Yes, support the local small businesses that have backbone and heart!

[@incharini]

I bought a Zojurushi bread making machine. Its price was $400. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me something that looked like it but didn’t work. Also, the box came opened like it was an old product someone had repackaged. I called Zojurushi to complain, and they told me that they didn’t sell anything on Amazon and that it must’ve been a counterfeit. Amazon had made it seem like I was buying directly from the manufacturer, when really it was some third party. Then Amazon wouldn’t process my return. I called American Express, and whaddya know? Amazon refunded my money without demanding the item back after I accused them of fraud. Bought a bread machine off the Zojurushi website, and I haven’t been back to Amazon since.

[@loneshew0lf]

“Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again!” 🎤🎶

[@650CA]

Unions have historically played a key role in advancing worker rights and fostering economic equity, but excessive rigidity or inefficiency can also hinder economic growth.

[@ArtimusDragon]

😮 is why I will never buy from Amazon ever again. PEOPLE > profits

[@ironrose888]

I’m looking for a replacement for Amazon but I’m not impressed with Walmart at all.

[@TruthwillPrevail7938]

Well, y'all Knew what was coming if you have been there during the Christmas season before. The insatiable hunger for Materialism in This Country will only increase, so it would be better to walk. Find a job with comparable pay or close and leave.

[@gta4everrr]

I used to work at this warehouse. It did get pretty intense during the holidays, having to work 5 12-hour overnight shifts for an entire month. I don't really blame them for striking.

[@jimjamjerry]

I love seeing the working class fight and rise up. We always need to spread more awareness and fight

[@Contessa6363]

If I was there I would be participating!!💪💪

[@Jain1906]

You can still participate -- by shopping elsewhere.

[@dixie3087]

They voted to unionize and Amazon is acting like it never happened!? What world is this lol

[@cynda3044]

12.5 hours work day is INSANE

[@36Kite36]

At the Postal Service I worked 75+ hour work weeks during the holidays and they would often mess up the pay. Companies and the government don't care for laborers.

[@abradfordajb]

As an Amazon customer, i generally get very good results from the delivery folks, and i always leave a positive feedback on the web site for them, because they work really hard and i appreciate when people do a good job. I feel for their warehouse folks based on what i've heard and read about the high pressure they're under and esp. safety issues, which i truly believe a company should put first. Amazon built a business centered around the best customer experience they can give ... i don't think that workers have to be pushed as hard as they are, to achieve this. If the company would ease up on employee pressure, morale would improve, and the company would get the results they want without the employee pain, and the risks they're creating for their business.

[@stellarnomad42]

Status Coup brought me here. After UnitedHealthcare, I'm glad these brave citizens are showing us that we live in the United Corporations of America and we're not taking it anymore.

[@GTSongwriter]

It's a brutal business

[@sommmeguy]

Why do we need such fast delivery? Patience is a virtue.

[@gigaus0]

Good on you guys for striking during peak season. Teamsters blocked us from striking at UPS three years running when we voted to. Hang onto that spine you've got and never lose your nerve.

[@MausMasher54]

One thing that would help immensely would be for Amazon to email or at logon, would be to ask if your "Subscribe & Save" could be pushed forward/back or suspended during the heavy holiday time....IMHO

[@homergaijin7572]

Billionaire CEOs don't build wealth that steal it from the working class.

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

SOLIDARITY FOREVER

[@sfkeepay]

Jeff…wake the f up. Greed leads to wrath.

[@gudska10]

Wow, all this sucks...now back to work. I need my Amazon orders delivered on time. I complain all the time too, but when I'm force to work overtime and holidays at the ER, I do it. If I have a issue with it, I have the right to switch to a easier field. Less personally rewarding l, but easier.

[@utopiancast]

Girl stop talking like a CEO, you have more in common with these folks

[@contrail33]

Our family decided last year to have no gifts, everyone has to bake something. I hope these guys get a contract for Christmas.

[@Zeth444]

Lol I got an Amazon music ad before this video

[@juliadplume3097]

I don’t use Amazon.

[@tornadosirenwednesday]

This channel is so important. Thank you to everyone at MPU ❤❤

[@cruisenightgirl]

LIVE STRONG/WORK UNION! Good luck and solidarity with you from a member of of the California Teachers' Association and the National Education Association!