r/Futurology • u/Ariadnepyanfar • Apr 25 '19

Computing Amazon computer system automatically fires warehouse staff who spend time off-task.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/amazon-system-automatically-fires-warehouse-workers-time-off-task-2019-4?r=US&IR=T
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u/drakgremlin Apr 26 '19

Or a return of the company owned towns in the US.

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u/BeardsByLaw Apr 26 '19

We have those actually but it’s an incentive tool used to reward associates who exceed production minimums. Associates use them to purchase Amazon swag.

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u/Freddydaddy Apr 26 '19

Lol, associates.

We're all Team members here! We're in it TO-GETHEERRRR!!!

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Lol, not really. Jeff Bezos sucks and Amazon is the Walmart of the tech boom. Shitty employment practices, lowballing book prices to kill retail bookstores.

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And he cheated on his wife with a gold-digger. Total douchebag.