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150% annual attrition is not a sign of a healthy workplace. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/15/us/amazon-workers.html https://www.nytimes.com/intera

• tick_tock_tick 5y ago
  It's a warehouse job that demands real physical labour each day of course people leave if they get a better offer or even a worse offer that requires less work.
  • throw_nbvc1234 5y ago
    It's 3 times the rates reported by BLS though they group "Transportation, warehousing, and utilities" into a single category. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t16.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t16.htm
  • eptcyka 5y ago
    It's also a job that will be there until it can be automated or until Amazon closes, and I think it's the latter that's the closest to happening. Until that happens, it'd be better for everyone involved if the tasks that need doing can be arranged so that long-term employment is viable. A job shouldn't be as exploitative as it can be just because there will be someone who's in a rough enough spot in their life that they will take it.
• fraserharris 5y ago
  Is that attrition rate inclusive of seasonal employees?
  • aaronbrethorst 5y ago
    The NYT article I linked to accounts for seasonal workforce differences and has a lengthy methodology section at the bottom.