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It's expected that Amazon would protect their workers by being transparent about the situation, implementing special procedures in warehouses to prevent the inf

It's expected that Amazon would protect their workers by being transparent about the situation, implementing special procedures in warehouses to prevent the infection from spreading between workers, offering workers paid time leave when they show symptoms. They could, for instance, limit the orders they accept to base necessities like food, cleaning supplies, etc.

legitster 7y ago
> They could, for instance, limit the orders they accept to base necessities like food, cleaning supplies, etc. They already did. https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-essential-goods-only/ https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-essential-goods...
- rootlocus 7y ago
  Maybe more aggressively than > If you want to purchase, say, a hula hoop, you'll still get it as long as Amazon has them in stock.
  - jbay808 7y ago
    A jumbo hula hoop is exactly what I need to maintain a 2m social-distancing radius
  - legitster 7y ago
    Not sure about you - but there's a 30 day shipping delay for me on non-essential Prime products in stock. I agree that setting rules and transparency is a good thing - but a lot of that probably depends on the management at that particular warehouse.
- joshl325 7y ago
  > For now, Amazon is still delivering nonessential products that are already stocked in its warehouses. It just won’t accept replenishments from vendors and sellers for the next three weeks. So they're still selling non-essential stuffs, just not restocking their warehouse with them.
  - briffle 7y ago
    How do you make room for essentials in a full warehouse?
- amanaplanacanal 7y ago
  They didn't limit orders from customers, they limited what their suppliers can send them.
  - sieabahlpark 7y ago
    My deferred order for nonessentials says otherwise. I believe Amazon is prioritizing necessities but still has to deliver other items. Everyone has different needs. They also still want to effectively operate after covid-19
thebean11 7y ago
The line for essential is blurry. If I need a keyboard and a monitor to work from home and Amazon won't sell it, I'll unfortunately just go somewhere else, putting a different company's employee at risk.

legitster 7y ago

> They could, for instance, limit the orders they accept to base necessities like food, cleaning supplies, etc. They already did. https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-essential-goods-only/ https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-essential-goods...

rootlocus 7y ago
Maybe more aggressively than > If you want to purchase, say, a hula hoop, you'll still get it as long as Amazon has them in stock.
- jbay808 7y ago
  A jumbo hula hoop is exactly what I need to maintain a 2m social-distancing radius
- legitster 7y ago
  Not sure about you - but there's a 30 day shipping delay for me on non-essential Prime products in stock. I agree that setting rules and transparency is a good thing - but a lot of that probably depends on the management at that particular warehouse.
joshl325 7y ago
> For now, Amazon is still delivering nonessential products that are already stocked in its warehouses. It just won’t accept replenishments from vendors and sellers for the next three weeks. So they're still selling non-essential stuffs, just not restocking their warehouse with them.
- briffle 7y ago
  How do you make room for essentials in a full warehouse?
amanaplanacanal 7y ago
They didn't limit orders from customers, they limited what their suppliers can send them.
- sieabahlpark 7y ago
  My deferred order for nonessentials says otherwise. I believe Amazon is prioritizing necessities but still has to deliver other items. Everyone has different needs. They also still want to effectively operate after covid-19

thebean11 7y ago

The line for essential is blurry. If I need a keyboard and a monitor to work from home and Amazon won't sell it, I'll unfortunately just go somewhere else, putting a different company's employee at risk.