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Yes, no doubt the supervisor(s) feared that if they let it happen their job would be on the line. But how warranted was that fear? Would Bezos actually fly up t
by randomdata 3y ago
Yes, no doubt the supervisor(s) feared that if they let it happen their job would be on the line. But how warranted was that fear? Would Bezos actually fly up to YXU and personally fire the management team over a worker sitting in their car? Or was it completely imagined?
From my unattached outsider's perspective, I am almost certain Bezos would do no such thing. In fact, it is almost guaranteed that he would have never known about it, assuming it would have saved this person's life. In my experience with small business, I wouldn't even be able to keep track if any of the workers there were sitting in a car during a fire drill unless I watched it happen. There is no way someone in a business of millions of people is keeping such tabs.
I can appreciate the imagining, though. I'm guilty of such things myself, finding out later the person I thought would draw ire wasn't thinking about me at all. I'm not sure that is cultural. It seems to be a basic human trait. In fact, our culture tries to remind people that nobody is thinking about you.
- kozd 3y agoIt's not like this is some isolated incident and Amazon's culture is otherwise healthy. The fish rots from the head.
- randomdata 3y agoI suppose you have a point that warehouses don't exactly attract top talent. Ontario labour law is abundantly clear that employers must not terminate employees over matters related to protecting health and wellbeing. It even requires employers to ensure that the workers are well aware of that fact. This is going to cost Bezos a fortune when the government finds out what happened. But when the head shows up rotten, what can you do? I expect a sharp mind like yours would never even entertain the thought of working there, right?
- kozd 3y agoMaybe dial back the snark. You seem to have forgotten to make any sort of coherent reply to what I actually said.
- randomdata 3y agoI recant the sharp mind question. You are clearly struggling.
- kozd 3y agoThis is not a reddit thread. Give the tired responses a break and read the HN guidelines.
- randomdata 3y agoI do wonder how far off-topic you are prepared to go here? I’m around if you ever reach a point where your ego allows you to get past the earlier error. It is okay that your comment wasn’t thought through. Nobody cares. For the sake of kindness, I will continue to partake in this diversion therapy if that’s what you need to get through it, but know that I’m more interested in the original topic.