I lasted three minutes at Amazon

Systematizing and optimizing every detail of operations to create as large of a pool as possible of positions requiring the least possible skill, reducing the cost of turnover, training, and management complexity... seems to be externalizing a heavy toll on mental health. Regulation can tackle many cases of "socialized losses, privatized gains" but I am at a loss to understand how we can mitigate this one.

Re: I lasted three minutes at Amazon

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Post by dekhn » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:13 AM UTC

I had to read carefully into the article before I understood this is probably a fulfillment center job, not an AWS SWE.

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Post by stevespang » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:26 AM UTC

Whole Foods and Amazon - - both Shit Shows. Thank God everyday I have my own small company and pocket just over 6 figures annually, work outdoors, get to swim and dive off rich peoples lake fronts. Sad for all those who are "slaves" for Bezos and co.

Re: I lasted three minutes at Amazon

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Post by floatingatoll » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:27 AM UTC

johnny35 wrote: post #4

Systematizing and optimizing every detail of operations to create as large of a pool as possible of positions requiring the least possible skill, reducing the cost of turnover, training, and management complexity... seems to be externalizing a heavy toll on mental health. Regulation can tackle many cases of "socialized losses, privatized gains" but I am at a loss to understand how we can mitigate this one.

The one golden rule at Amazon is to externalize all costs that are paid by use of a human being’s labor and time.

Regulations don’t stand a chance of moving quickly enough to keep up with Amazon’s innovation budget. The only way to counter that is worker unions, which can make specific and timely demands that Amazon treat workers more humanely.

If workers unionize, Amazon has to stop externalizing the cost of labor.

Re: I lasted three minutes at Amazon

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Post by preetamjinka » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:28 AM UTC

dekhn wrote: post #5

I had to read carefully into the article before I understood this is probably a fulfillment center job, not an AWS SWE.

Same. Do SWE/SDE roles also involve drug tests and orientations?

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Post by ushakov » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:30 AM UTC

dekhn wrote: post #5

I had to read carefully into the article before I understood this is probably a fulfillment center job, not an AWS SWE.

what else did you expect from the antiwork subreddit? it's a boiler room for low-skilled wagies /s

edit: c'mon people, stop the downvotes, this was a joke

Re: I lasted three minutes at Amazon

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Post by beaconstudios » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 1:30 AM UTC

johnny35 wrote: post #4

Systematizing and optimizing every detail of operations to create as large of a pool as possible of positions requiring the least possible skill, reducing the cost of turnover, training, and management complexity... seems to be externalizing a heavy toll on mental health. Regulation can tackle many cases of "socialized losses, privatized gains" but I am at a loss to understand how we can mitigate this one.

this reads like the opposite of a systematised process - this reads like a bunch of departments who don't talk to each other striving to check off tasks in the onboarding process without actually making any effort to complete the intent of the task. Which would make sense at a highly metric-driven company like Amazon.