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BBC: Amazon Workers Face "Increased Risk of Mental Illness"
Rambo Tribble writes "The BBC is reporting that an investigation into a UK-based Amazon facility has uncovered conditions that experts believe foster mental illness. At the root of the problem seems to be unreasonable performance expectations combined with a fundamentally dehumanizing environment. From the article: 'Amazon said that official safety inspections had not raised any concerns and that an independent expert appointed by the company advised that the picking job is "similar to jobs in many other industries and does not increase the risk of mental and physical illness."'"
The BBC is mostly staffed by trendy lefties writing stories for their trendy lefty mates. It would have collapsed long ago if most people weren't forced to pay for it just because they own a TV.
No, it's always been a liberal vs conservative issue, because liberals passionately hate anything that's successful without the government being involved.
And 'mental illness' is one of the standard lefty sticks to beat people with. They'll probably be marching into Amazon warehouses soon to drag out the 'mentally ill' workers and send them to camps to be 'cured' of wanting to work for Amazon.
My point being: boo hoo. If you can't handle it, grow a pair or find a different job.
^^^ privileged white man spotted. Not everyone's able to switch jobs, especially in a down economy, especially if they have dependents.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
Depends on what you forage for. If you'll settle for insects and grass, then who knows?
I think I'll settle for foraging for rich landowners. Plenty of meat on them, well marbled with fat! Yum! Is there a George Foreman grill that does whole human legs?