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They should shut down Amazon facilities for at least three days after the first case is confirmed, inform employees when that occurs, and if necessary provide p

by amznthrw_2020 7y ago

They should shut down Amazon facilities for at least three days after the first case is confirmed, inform employees when that occurs, and if necessary provide paid leave until the facility is cleaned and inspected. Their incentives are currently perverse, and encourage employees to show up sick - work and take on an unknown risk of being infected in exchange for a $2 raise and double overtime, stay home without pay, or get infected and get paid leave.

jimbob123 7y ago
I'm afraid that is not an option, this leads to an inevitable conclusion that absolutely every facet of society should be completely shut down. Amazon or any company for that matter can't guarantee a "safe" work environment from COVID-19 for at least 2 years given the widespread pandemic nature we are now living in. When you get a confirmed case of the virus in your workplace or house, you've already likely been exposed for days if not weeks. Shutting down and "cleaning" will mean the entire distribution center has to close. Since once someone has a confirmed case, you can bet they spread it to many other people. Furthermore, I would presume at this point, you're more likely to get COVID-19 from going to the grocery store or the door handle to your apartment building, than working at an Amazon distribution center. At some point, we as a society have to determine a new path forward, our current path is unsustainable given that likely 70-80% of the population has or will contract COVID-19. Multi-month shutdowns aren't going to be saving any lives at this point. We have done about as much as we can to "flatten the curve" and hopefully prevent some portion of deaths from hospitals being overrun which they already are since every bit of data we've seen from this virus has been delayed.
- amznthrw_2020 7y ago
  The biggest problem is facilities not telling their employees when they have a confirmed case, because then employees might choose their own health over productivity. The second biggest problem is that most employees, even if they were told, can't afford to make that choice.

jimbob123 7y ago

I'm afraid that is not an option, this leads to an inevitable conclusion that absolutely every facet of society should be completely shut down. Amazon or any company for that matter can't guarantee a "safe" work environment from COVID-19 for at least 2 years given the widespread pandemic nature we are now living in. When you get a confirmed case of the virus in your workplace or house, you've already likely been exposed for days if not weeks. Shutting down and "cleaning" will mean the entire distribution center has to close. Since once someone has a confirmed case, you can bet they spread it to many other people. Furthermore, I would presume at this point, you're more likely to get COVID-19 from going to the grocery store or the door handle to your apartment building, than working at an Amazon distribution center. At some point, we as a society have to determine a new path forward, our current path is unsustainable given that likely 70-80% of the population has or will contract COVID-19. Multi-month shutdowns aren't going to be saving any lives at this point. We have done about as much as we can to "flatten the curve" and hopefully prevent some portion of deaths from hospitals being overrun which they already are since every bit of data we've seen from this virus has been delayed.

amznthrw_2020 7y ago
The biggest problem is facilities not telling their employees when they have a confirmed case, because then employees might choose their own health over productivity. The second biggest problem is that most employees, even if they were told, can't afford to make that choice.