Amazon workers describe soul destroying and prison like work conditions

I have a friend who has worked at places like State Street, Fidelity and other financial corporate spots for the past decade and only gets by because he stays dabbed up. No way he'd be able to do it if he didn't have his pen on him the entire time.

I believe you.
Them Wall Street boys that work in financial sector In nyc are all complete drug addicts. They just have plenty of money to hide it.
 
:lol: my boy at Wells Fargo also stays faded.

He doesn’t do anything else but yeah, the tree def gets him through the day.
 
Retail banking is miserable. I couldn't get the **** out of there fast enough. Being any employee at a branch and even market/regional manager is a ******* miserable existences.
 
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They just built a second fullfillment center here. I heard that you have a mini computer on your hip that consistently manages your tasks and metrics, so say you need to go to aisle E to get a package to mail out, the computer calculates it should take you 34 seconds to do so and after 34 seconds it beeps or goes red or something, which of course your boss and everyone else sees/hears, and you go red 3x a day you're instantly fired. They said people were legit peeing in water bottles because they didnt have time to make bathroom breaks, and I've heard corporate isn't much better.

I worked in a helpdesk call center environment that was the same way, almost 70k but miserable, it was the only thing that bonded all us employees as friends was getting together to complain and make fun of our bosses and talk about getting out.
 
Renting houses is my goal.
come back to OKC, still huge market in the new, hipster districts like the Paseo/Plaza and of course Midtown, Deep Duece, and Downtown and the NE side is next, gonna experiecne a huge revitalization (gentrification) funded by the state that's going to make it just like those places, plus you can still catch yet to be renovated homes and even duplexes or quads in thsoe areas for the low but the major realty companies lke Verbodes and Next Stage Homes are buying them all up, renovating, and flipping them.

There's some stuff in the area close to the VA hospital, still NE but not ghetto, that would be attractive if i was in the market to do the same
 
Ambulances? Really? Drama queens. Society is soft.

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24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after robot accidentally unleashes bear spray
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Dec 6, 2018, 6:37 AM ET
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WATCH24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after bear repellent was accidentally sprayed


Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said.

The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One was in critical condition while 30 additional workers were treated at the scene.

All of the workers were expected to be released from the hospital within 24 hours, WABC reported Thursday.

The official investigation revealed "an automated machine accidentally punctured a 9-ounce bear repellent can, releasing concentrated Capsaican," Nalbone said. Capsaicin is the major ingredient in pepper spray.

The fulfillment center was given the all clear by Wednesday evening.


'Amazon's automated robots put humans in life-threatening danger today'

“Today at our Robbinsville fulfillment center, a damaged aerosol can dispensed strong fumes in a contained area of the facility. The safety of our employees is our top priority, and as such, all employees in that area have been relocated to safe place and employees experiencing symptoms are being treated onsite. As a precaution, some employees have been transported to local hospitals for evaluation and treatment,” an Amazon spokeswoman told ABC News in a statement.

The company said safety of employees is always their top priority.

"All of the impacted employees have been or are expected to be released from hospital within the next 24 hours. The safety of our employees is always our top priority and a full investigation is already underway. We’d like to thank all of the first responders who helped with today’s incident,” Amazon said in a statement Wednesday night.
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Signage for Amazon is displayed atop the company's fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J., June 7, 2018.




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"Robbinsville Fire Dept on scene at Amazon Warehouse on New Canton Way investigating 'fumes' that have several employees complaining of illness. Fire Dept is attempting to isolate the source. EMTs are triaging multiple patients. 7 ambulances and a medic currently assigned," the Robbinsville Fire Department tweeted at 6:05 a.m. on Wednesday.




Robbinsville Fire Dept on scene at Amazon Warehouse on New Canton Way investigating “fumes” that have several employees complaining of illness. Fire Dept is attempting to isolate the source. EMTs are triaging multiple patients. 7 ambulances and a medic currently assigned


There is no threat to residents in the area and the fumes were confined to the fulfillment center's third floor south wing, Nalbone said earlier. The warehouse is approximately 1.3 million square feet and was ventilated.

Amazon employees are not unionized, but the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union issued a statement about the danger that robots pose to human workers.

"Amazon's automated robots put humans in life-threatening danger today, the effects of which could be catastrophic and the long-term effects for 80 plus workers are unknown," union president Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement. "The richest company in the world cannot continue to be let off the hook for putting hard working people's lives at risk. Our union will not back down until Amazon is held accountable for these and so many more dangerous labor practices."
 
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but this reminds me of the “Sorry to Bother You” movie.
 
Went ahead and canceled my Amazon Prime membership. I honestly wasn’t buying that much stuff to justify paying for that method.
Those workers should thank me.
 
I kinda wanna work there for a week to see if it's really as bad as they say, and if I can hack it. I'm one of those workers that never complains, even when everyone else does. I got that dog in me. :nthat:
 
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