An offshore workforce is training Amazon’s warehouse-monitoring algorithms
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#2>Amazon said that workers in India had the option to take Diwali off, and the company’s spokesperson Kelly said workers in India and Costa Rica were “encouraged by the software they use to take short breaks throughout their shifts.”
It seems like everyone ignores the fact you are supposed to take breaks resulting in health issues. The workers should consider all taking breaks.
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#3Apparently they monitor delivery people in the trucks too
I sometimes see them working behind the trucks to avoid the cameras inside.
World is getting super weird, we are racing to the bottom.
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#4Amazon have been providing an offshore workforce as a service for 15+ years, AKA Mechanical Turk
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#5> Indian interviewees said they earned 25,000 rupees ($306) per month on average, while the Costa Rican average was 514,000 colones ($843).
What explains the difference?
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#6I feel that we are living through Les Misérables again
Re: An offshore workforce is training Amazon’s warehouse-monitoring algorithms
#7> Indian interviewees said they earned 25,000 rupees ($306) per month on average, while the Costa Rican average was 514,000 colones ($843). What explains the difference?
Costa Rica has a pretty educated workforce. Probably just demand a higher wage.
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#8> Indian interviewees said they earned 25,000 rupees ($306) per month on average, while the Costa Rican average was 514,000 colones ($843). What explains the difference?
Costa Rica has a pretty educated workforce. Probably just demand a higher wage.
Cost of living.
To imply that Costa Rica's education is somehow superior to India's is misrepresenting the situation.
If in my local market 300 dollars is a pretty good average then I don't have leverage to ask for 800 dollars from the HR department of a billion dollar beast of a company who will create every possible pressure to adjust the offer according to my local market.
Re: An offshore workforce is training Amazon’s warehouse-monitoring algorithms
#9> Indian interviewees said they earned 25,000 rupees ($306) per month on average, while the Costa Rican average was 514,000 colones ($843). What explains the difference?
India is a very cheap place to live in.
Re: An offshore workforce is training Amazon’s warehouse-monitoring algorithms
#10>Amazon said that workers in India had the option to take Diwali off, and the company’s spokesperson Kelly said workers in India and Costa Rica were “encouraged by the software they use to take short breaks throughout their shifts.” It seems like everyone ignores the fact you are supposed to take breaks resulting in health issues. The workers should consider all taking breaks.
The way it's framed, it seems as if it's not possible to be a "good worker" if you take the recommended breaks.
Might not be factually true but that's what the article seems to imply.