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Counterpoint: Some people really like Xbox or have followers who like Xbox so they put Xbox in their twitter account name. It does not mean they work for Xbox.

Counterpoint: Some people really like Xbox or have followers who like Xbox so they put Xbox in their twitter account name. It does not mean they work for Xbox. @AmazonFCPhil could be looking to connect with other people interested in Amazon. Names on twitter aren't enough to determine where someone works.

cm2012 8y ago
They also clearly say they work for Amazon in their titles and descriptions.
- coldtea 8y ago
  How does that solve the problem? It's Amazon employees tweeting good things about "warehouse working conditions". That gives more legitimacy to their paid for BS for those reading it, not less. ("If the very people who work at Amazon say it's good working conditions, then it must be good")
  - cm2012 8y ago
    They post facts about working conditions. Quoting someone else: "Tweet: Hello! Amazon does pay their employees minimum wage - any less would be illegal One thing that often gets overlooked are the employee benefits that Amazon provides for all employees - Health insurance, 401K, career/financial counseling. Amazon pays minimum wage is a factual statement. Minimum wage is not a good wage for the job but its still factual. You either offer them health insurance, 401K, counseling or you dont. I would say that's also a factual statement. Whether or not you agree with it is your decision but actually having transparent facts is refreshing these days."
    - coldtea 8y ago
      "Transparent facts" from the "ambassadors"? If only. They can speak of "employee benefits that Amazon provides for all employees" because "all employees" only includes a tiny part of their warehouse workers -- those that are actually employees. The rest? "Technically, Amazon does not hire the workers in its warehouses. Instead, temporary staffing agencies with names like Integrity Staffing Solutions handle the process of interviewing and hiring workers in Amazon's distribution centers. This is a method by which Amazon insulates itself from issues involving unemployment insurance and worker compensation; officially, the temps don't work for Amazon, they work for the temp agency." Among tons of other hellish practices (like micro-measuring their position with GPS trackers, forbidding bathroom breaks, arbitrary raised quotas, demerit points for discipline, and so on...

cm2012 8y ago

They also clearly say they work for Amazon in their titles and descriptions.

coldtea 8y ago
How does that solve the problem? It's Amazon employees tweeting good things about "warehouse working conditions". That gives more legitimacy to their paid for BS for those reading it, not less. ("If the very people who work at Amazon say it's good working conditions, then it must be good")
- cm2012 8y ago
  They post facts about working conditions. Quoting someone else: "Tweet: Hello! Amazon does pay their employees minimum wage - any less would be illegal One thing that often gets overlooked are the employee benefits that Amazon provides for all employees - Health insurance, 401K, career/financial counseling. Amazon pays minimum wage is a factual statement. Minimum wage is not a good wage for the job but its still factual. You either offer them health insurance, 401K, counseling or you dont. I would say that's also a factual statement. Whether or not you agree with it is your decision but actually having transparent facts is refreshing these days."
  - coldtea 8y ago
    "Transparent facts" from the "ambassadors"? If only. They can speak of "employee benefits that Amazon provides for all employees" because "all employees" only includes a tiny part of their warehouse workers -- those that are actually employees. The rest? "Technically, Amazon does not hire the workers in its warehouses. Instead, temporary staffing agencies with names like Integrity Staffing Solutions handle the process of interviewing and hiring workers in Amazon's distribution centers. This is a method by which Amazon insulates itself from issues involving unemployment insurance and worker compensation; officially, the temps don't work for Amazon, they work for the temp agency." Among tons of other hellish practices (like micro-measuring their position with GPS trackers, forbidding bathroom breaks, arbitrary raised quotas, demerit points for discipline, and so on...