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BBC: Amazon Workers Face "Increased Risk of Mental Illness"

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-this-job-and-shove-it dept.

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."'"

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  1. Re:Amazon brutal, but not a convenient liberal cau by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would you two trade families when you can get married and have the worst of both worlds at the same time?

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    I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
    We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
  2. mod parent up by mekkab · · Score: 4, Funny

    In-Laws: because we're not happy unless you're not happy.

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    In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
  3. Re:Amazon brutal, but not a convenient liberal cau by CraftyJack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanksgiving: It's like the /. comments, but with turkey.

  4. Re:"similar to" by BreakBad · · Score: 5, Funny

    But we can't all run around naked in the forest eating nuts and berries.

    I do this all the time and nobody has sent me a paycheck yet!!!! Fucking monster.com..LIES.

  5. Re:Amazon brutal, but not a convenient liberal cau by fredrated · · Score: 4, Funny

    "My liberal family members are hypocrites, therefore all liberals are hypocrites"
    Your conservative reasoning is awesome.

  6. Re:"similar to" by war4peace · · Score: 4, Funny

    What do you mean "intended as humor"??? GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHAHAHAAAAAAHHHH!
    *runs away, hands flailing*

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    ...gis sdrawkcab (usually not responding to ACs; don't bother posting as AC)
  7. Re:"similar to" by ffflala · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazon employees face a zero tolerance policy to talking to each other during work hours. Speak to anyone, lose your job.

    Well that just seems like it would shut the warehouse down in a hurry.

    First, one guy talks. "Man my legs are killing me!"
    "You're fired!" says his supervisor... who is now going to get fired for talking on the job.
    "You there, talking supervisor, you're fired for talking when you fired that guy!" And now *that* guy is next, and up it goes until Jeff Bezos finds himself out of a job.

    I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.