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That is one less generous interpretation of the policy. However, knowing Amazon are fairly big proponents of Lean/Kanban/Systems Thinking, I suspect the intent
by snowwolf 9y ago
That is one less generous interpretation of the policy. However, knowing Amazon are fairly big proponents of Lean/Kanban/Systems Thinking, I suspect the intent is actually a different one.
The alternative interpretation would be:
Amazon is using peer pressure to make German workers call in sick.
Any group who actually thinks about it would quickly realise that 1 person off for 2 weeks with the flu is better than 10 people off for 2 days each with the flu.
- foepys 9y agoYou're ignoring two things: 1. People's selfishness and 2. People of older age > Any group who actually thinks about it would quickly realise that 1 person off for 2 weeks with the flu is better than 10 people off for 2 days each with the flu. People tend to not think that way. It'll not be "luckily David stayed home so we don't get sick" but "David stayed home again and we didn't meet the requirements, screw you David!" Older people ("older" as in 45+) are more often sick due to age related problems like back pain, knee problems, etc. Having those people on your team means that you are disadvantaged in comparison to other teams that don't have so many older people. People notice those things and will try to get rid of the older people to get their cut. To the company the experience of older people matters but their colleagues only see their bonuses disappear. This creates hostility between age groups and (imho) leads to ageism.