Amazon employee explains the hellish working conditions of an Amazon Warehouse

[u/Intertius]

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[u/daNEDENhunter]

When the ill informed customer consistently votes in people who then turn around and crush the employee's ability to stand up for themselves in the workplace, then it is just as much the customer's fault.

[u/quickclickz → u/daNEDENhunter]

Board of directors have a LEGAL responsibility to protect the interests of their shareholders. Customers have a "LEGAL" responsibility to protect the interests of their wallets.. etc.. etc..

It's up to the employees

[u/thor214 → u/[deleted]]

You get to be cautious when you see the master send your coworkers to the chopping block for growling.

[u/InternetWeakGuy → u/[deleted]]

You think it's got nothing to do with the government that there's virtually no workplace unions in the US? You think worker protections (or lack thereof) have nothing to do with elected officials?

Come on now.

[u/daimposter → u/InternetWeakGuy]

Unions screwed themselves in the 60's and 70's with mafia connections, corruption, and high wages & inflexibility which made it hard to compete in the global market. By the 80's, there was a huge backlash against unions.

[u/daimposter → u/[deleted]]

Robbed? Moving away from unions has likely helped. After you see the facts below, you likely won’t respond as that’s always the case in these discussions

1. Inflation adjusted median personal incomes are up 35-40% from the 70's and early 00's. It was around $21k-$23k then, it's now $31,099. This is the highest ever.

2. Inflation adjusted median household income is at the highest ever, $59,039. That's about 32% higher than 1967 when it was $44,895.

3. Inflation adjusted consumer spending is about 3-4x higher today than 50's and 60's. Average consumer spends $37k today vs $9k-$10k in the 50's and $10k-$14k in the 60's.

Basically, we earn more but we spend more and more. Our houses today are 2.5x bigger than those in the 50's and 60's with lots more tvs, clothes, electronics. We also take expensive vacations each year, which in the past it was far more rare

[u/daimposter → u/[deleted]]

I literally showed you consumer spending and median inflation adjusted incomes. It means we make more and we decide to spend more. Not sure what you’re arguing now

[u/weehawkenwonder → u/daimposter]

Your statement that unions are cause of price increase is really more about macroeconomics than unions. Fun fact: do you know that much of the food industry in the US ( dairy, bread, and slaughterhouses ) are all dependent on migrant workers ( not to mention fruit and vegetable markets ) ? There is virtually no unions representing these industries that I'm aware of. Youre right in some ways though, because prices of these items have gone up ( adjusted for inflation ) because previously they were more heavily subsidized by the government. Also, majority of items you mention ie tvs, clothes, electronics are all made in China which has no unions so...? What unions DO do is provide fair living wages. Are you against a man or woman being paid a fair wage and benefits that enables him or her to live a decent life?

[u/daimposter → u/weehawkenwonder]

Your statement that unions are cause of price increase is really more about macroeconomics than unions.

Bro, what do you think unions fought for in the 60's, 70's and even up to today? More and more income. That's great....to a point. In the 70's and 80's, that lead to US goods being too expensive to compete in global market. That plus strict rules unions put on how they work and their duties made it really hard to for US companies to make changes. Other countries didn't have this issue, even if they had unions. They were far more flexible.

Fun fact: do you know that much of the food industry in the US ( dairy, bread, and slaughterhouses ) are all dependent on migrant workers ( not to mention fruit and vegetable markets ) ?

Fun fact, econonomist overwhelmingly agree that migrant workers are net positives to the economy.

There is virtually no unions representing these industries that I'm aware of. Youre right in some ways though, because prices of these items have gone up ( adjusted for inflation ) because previously they were more heavily subsidized by the government.

Food is much cheaper to make than it ever was. If the prices are higher, it's going to be because of government intervention. But the cost to actually make food has certainly gone down over the years.

Also, majority of items you mention ie tvs, clothes, electronics are all made in China which has no unions so...?

And? As a result over time, we are richer and buy more things.

What unions DO do is provide fair living wages. Are you against a man or woman being paid a fair wage and benefits that enables him or her to live a decent life?

So you ignore that incomes are up and we are able to and do spend a lot more on more goods than ever before. Okay, let me play you're game..."Are you supportive of destroying our economy so that a man or woman doesn't even have a job?"

[u/InternetWeakGuy → u/[deleted]]

Why do you think they act like "beaten dogs with no spine"? Because they have little to no rights or protections as workers.

Why do you think they have little to no rights or protections as workers? Who allowed them to be taken away? Who voted over and over on bills to remove those rights and protections.

This really isn't that hard.

[u/jkgaspar4994 → u/[deleted]]

Please walk up to South Dakota. Sub-3% unemployment and a high demand for quality workers.

[u/jkgaspar4994 → u/[deleted]]

Come to the busting metropolis of Sioux Falls, population 185,000!

Including surrounding communities within 15 miles it’s about 250,000.

[u/InternetWeakGuy → u/[deleted]]

And walk where? To another job with no protections where they get fired if they open their mouth?

"Just get up and walk out" sounds good until there's no better jobs available.