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What exactly does a UX designer know about the working conditions of an Amazon warehouse that they haven't simply read online like the rest of us anyway?

deusexepsilon 7y ago
I was introduced to the concept of team design and development that leads the creation and implementation of high profile, long-term team member status and an open, real world to the public. I knew from a good manager's perspective that an important piece of software is the product.
AdrianB1 7y ago
Imagine they can be UX designers for internally used apps, for example in the warehouses; they go there and do user research, guess what they know after that.
- tengbretson 7y ago
  Could be. I find it more likely that bored tech workers in a cushy desk job are looking for somewhere to direct their indignation.
notRobot 7y ago
How do you know they haven't been to the warehouses and/or spoken directly to workers of said warehouses?
- tengbretson 7y ago
  How do I know they haven't been moonlighting as undercover warehouse workers the whole time?
gshdg 7y ago
What does that have to do with anything?
- refurb 7y ago
  Context. Criticizing your employer when you're not in a position to actually know what's going on, goes pretty far in proving a comment is disparaging.
aka1234 7y ago
As an Amazon employee you can tour warehouses. And warehouse employees can shadow/tour other buildings/organizations. It's pretty commonplace. It's unlikely they'll approve a tour during the middle of COVID (considering tech workers are being forced to work for home). But the UX designers could very easily have personally seen the working conditions of a warehouse. Further employee affinity groups span organizations. It's not uncommon to have friends in different areas of Amazon (including warehouses). So they could be hearing about conditions from their friends. Amazon employees also have access to internal company information about COVID response. I'm not taking a stance on whether the UX designers should have been fired. Just pointing out that a UX designer employed by Amazon has more access to information about working conditions in warehouses than 'the rest of us.'

deusexepsilon 7y ago

I was introduced to the concept of team design and development that leads the creation and implementation of high profile, long-term team member status and an open, real world to the public. I knew from a good manager's perspective that an important piece of software is the product.

AdrianB1 7y ago

Imagine they can be UX designers for internally used apps, for example in the warehouses; they go there and do user research, guess what they know after that.

tengbretson 7y ago
Could be. I find it more likely that bored tech workers in a cushy desk job are looking for somewhere to direct their indignation.

notRobot 7y ago

How do you know they haven't been to the warehouses and/or spoken directly to workers of said warehouses?

tengbretson 7y ago
How do I know they haven't been moonlighting as undercover warehouse workers the whole time?

gshdg 7y ago

What does that have to do with anything?

refurb 7y ago
Context. Criticizing your employer when you're not in a position to actually know what's going on, goes pretty far in proving a comment is disparaging.

aka1234 7y ago

As an Amazon employee you can tour warehouses. And warehouse employees can shadow/tour other buildings/organizations. It's pretty commonplace. It's unlikely they'll approve a tour during the middle of COVID (considering tech workers are being forced to work for home). But the UX designers could very easily have personally seen the working conditions of a warehouse. Further employee affinity groups span organizations. It's not uncommon to have friends in different areas of Amazon (including warehouses). So they could be hearing about conditions from their friends. Amazon employees also have access to internal company information about COVID response. I'm not taking a stance on whether the UX designers should have been fired. Just pointing out that a UX designer employed by Amazon has more access to information about working conditions in warehouses than 'the rest of us.'