Amazon’s Warehouses Are Crappy Places to Work
Amazon warehouses are reliably reported to be dangerous workplaces, as well as sexist. If this bothers you, I suggest the unionized Powell’s Books as an alternative source for books. For other items there are often other sources, you might even (gasp!) buy something locally, but some things are simply available nowhere else. This story is evolving, and likely to continue to do so. Places to follow it are: @spencersoper on Twitter, @ TonyaJoRiley on Twitter, and The Guardian’s Amazon Diaries . “The only injuries Amazon ever seemed to take seriously, she says, involved blood. The main concern, it seemed, was not getting stains on the merchandise.” – Mother Jones, March 19, 2019. She Injured Herself Working at Amazon, Then The Real Nightmare Began. “A warehouse worker told her manager she was pregnant. Less than two months later, she was fired. Several lawsuits against Amazon show a similar pattern.” – Amazon fired these 7 pregnant workers. Then came the lawsuits . Cnet , M...