Article is ruined by sensationalism, but I’d expect no less from the NY Post. It is a shame because I am sure there are real issues with Amazon warehouses, but choosing an employee who took a job they are not physically capable of doing and then focusing on her really detracts from the story. Complaining about the cult-like “great place to work” brainwashing? Welcome to all of corporate America...
The point of the article seems to be to warn people that they are not physically capable of doing these things and to explain the human toll of a job like this. Why so sensitive to Amazon?
The article only told a side of the story that makes Amazon look like a bad place because one person didnt like working in a warehouse. The irony is that while I honor her perspective and hold some relation to her experience, I cant help but feel she lost out by quitting so soon. It took a few months for me to fully adjust to working here. It had been awhile since I had a job working on my feet, but I never felt like the actual labor was hard; just more like repetitious and not much of a challenge. In a months time you will be trained well enough to keep pace and avoid any write up. Then you can transfer roles if need by or work your way to some type of advancement. Thats what I did, I found a role that fit me, but my regular role is tough for some, but mostly by preference.