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Cynically, I think they will adjust neither, and instead adjust Z: the number of people they need to work in their warehouses. I'd be willing to bet that as th
by teachrdan 5y ago
Cynically, I think they will adjust neither, and instead adjust Z: the number of people they need to work in their warehouses.
I'd be willing to bet that as they rely more on robots in their warehouses (sorry, "fulfillment centers") the worse the conditions will be--because they will be less reliant on people choosing to work there, or being able to keep working without getting injured or otherwise forced to quit.
- Bombthecat 5y agoOr they bus people from even poorer regions there. That's what they do /did? In Poland or so, can't remember anymore.
- axaxs 5y agoA very large, well known company used to be the ultimate place to work. Part time, decent wages, college paid, health insurance, and housing assistance. As you can imagine, over the years, wages didn't rise, and benefits started disappearing. And so did the applicants. Now every peak season they just bus people in directly from Mexico.
- tyingq 5y agoI agree they will do that when it's cheaper than people. It's unclear to me when that might be.
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- birdyrooster 5y agoInternal documents show automated Amazon warehouses have higher injury rates - https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/29/21493752/amazon-warehouses-robots-higher-injury-rates-report-reveal https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/29/21493752/amazon-warehouse...
- simfree 5y agoSeems like they are concentrating more injuries on fewer people as more of the work is automated.