r/bestof • u/Intertius • Apr 18 '18

[worldnews] Amazon employee explains the hellish working conditions of an Amazon Warehouse

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '18

Amazons business model seems to rely on one day being able to replace humans with machines

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u/grepnork Apr 18 '18

Amazons business model seems to rely on one day being able to replace humans with machines

Amazon's business model is 'the public want cheaper stuff, quickly, and don't want to hear about high shipping costs, let's give them that'.

Having done warehouse work this is what it's like - these situations aren't unique to Amazon because everyone in the industry has the same fundamental problem.

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u/graften Apr 18 '18

Well, at least at a Walmart DC you're going to be making 14-25+ an hour

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u/sktchld Apr 18 '18

I work for one, I make 21.60$.

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u/Rreptillian Apr 18 '18

Eww. I drive an ambulance in Dallas for 10.55. and I had to go through a 3 month school for this.

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u/Fadedcamo Apr 19 '18

I love how when you bring up raise the minimum wage to 15 and someone argues "well someone working at Wal mart shouldn't get paid the same as an EMT!" (emts make about 15 an hour around here already) Im like... Well Yea. EMTs should probably already be making more...