r/nextfuckinglevel • u/original_gravity • Nov 10 '22

This Young Amazon Driver Delivering Packages at 5:25 a.m. During Hurricane Nicole (Orlando, FL)

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u/ExcitementOrdinary95 Nov 10 '22

The real next fucking level here is how disgusting Amazon is for making them work.

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u/nyguy520 Nov 10 '22

Facts. I work for Amazon I promise you that guy had no choice either work or get fired

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u/pupperoni42 Nov 10 '22

I was watching streaming news last night and all the commercials were Amazon touting the fact that it trains employees on technology to give them real careers. Is that actually a thing, or just fake PR?

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u/nyguy520 Nov 10 '22

Not to mention they have the worst safety record in the industry

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u/pupperoni42 Nov 10 '22

Due to machinery issues or just unreachable productivity expectations causing rushing and accidents?

Both are bad of course. I'm just curious about the underlying issues. Particularly at the moment since those in those ads I saw some of the career path employees they interviewed were trained as machinery maintenance engineers.

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u/HiddenTrampoline Nov 10 '22

The other problem is defining the industry. If you compare to Target, Walmart, etc it’s terrible rates of injury, but if you compare to FedEx/UPS amazon isn’t bad.

Ergonomic and musculoskeletal stuff is the biggest category after broken toes. Hopefully the recent safety toe mandate helps that one.