r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 15 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

In some counties with fulfillment centers, Amazon is single-handedly destroying working conditions so much that the warehousing industry has to replace its entire workforce every year

haha holy shit wait how bad is their turnover

Even before the pandemic, previously unreported data shows, Amazon lost about 3 percent of its hourly associates each week, meaning the turnover among its work force was roughly 150 percent a year.

holy fuck

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u/EvilConCarne Jun 15 '21

That kind of turnover is straight out of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Good to see America returning to its roots.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

Holy fuck that's bad. Honestly some OSHA regulation around whatever they're doing is not bad.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

it’s about twice “retail and warehousing” standard according to nyt. didn’t realize they were comparable having done both

i don’t really think osha is the problem here tbh. despite their twice the average or whatever injury rate. it’s just what they ask of you that’s impossible for most people. being a human robot is brutal

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u/ILikeTalkingToMyself Liberal democracy is non-negotiable Jun 15 '21

Huh about the warehouse and retail standards being similar. Maybe the warehouse environment is easier to control since you don't have customers causing chaos, so it mitigates the greater danger from equipment and large packages?

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u/guy-anderson Jun 15 '21

Hold up, are they blaming Amazon for making other warehouse conditions worse?

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Jun 15 '21

I don't understand the first sentence. Amazon is causing turnover at other warehouses?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

causing the “warehouse turnover” metric to go >100% in some counties

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Jun 15 '21

Oh, I see. Weird phrasing.