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Because Amazon makes many billions more than your Alaskan fish factory. There's no reason that Amazon couldn't improve conditions of their buildings, or allow m
by mapmeld 8y ago
Because Amazon makes many billions more than your Alaskan fish factory. There's no reason that Amazon couldn't improve conditions of their buildings, or allow more bathroom breaks, or notify workers in advance if they have a shift (it's common to dismiss workers when they arrive in the morning, denying them access to any other job). These are such small changes to their bottom line, but would humanize the process a lot more.
- ekianjo 8y ago> These are such small changes to their bottom line, but would humanize the process a lot more. Is Amazon breaking the Law? (honest question). If not, I don't see why expectations should be different for Amazon vs every other company out there.
- danso 8y agoBreaking the law isn't the only standard for workers to judge their company by.
- ekianjo 8y agoSure. And workers are free to choose where they work. Nobody has a gun on every Amazon's employee's head to force them to work there. We are not in the Middle-Ages anymore.
- danso 8y agoAnd workers are free to protest in the hopes of improving conditions and policies. We’ve seen this st other big tech companies recently, such as Google employees walking out to protest how sexual harassment complaints were handled, or Facebook CSO’s telling the board (against the COO’s wishes) about concerns over disinformation campaigns.
- ekianjo 8y agoSure. They are free to try to influence things but they can always vote with their feet and go for a different employer. In no world is a company obliged to listen to their workers demands, unless the company is clearly breaking the Law. Freedom goes both ways.