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19. Son worked at an Amazon "fulfillment" center, e.g. warehouse

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 02:27 AM

Feb 2015

during a Christmas season.

Speed was all important; they were timed on how quickly they put items away, or "picked" items to send.
Employees were not allowed to sit except for a brief lunch.
"Points" were given for tardiness, and when a certain number reached, the employee was let go.

Employees were obviously dispensable, for there are always more waiting to get a job.

I'm sure others here can tell more about the problems of today's warehouse work.

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Few white-collar people understand the degree to which manual labor chews up workers’ bodies" [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 OP

This is why it burns me every time I hear a politician, especially a Democrat... canoeist52 Feb 2015 #1

The higher the age, the greater number of people who will die before they can collect. NBachers Feb 2015 #2

+100 ND-Dem Feb 2015 #5

+100. Higher retirement age = more elderly who die before getting any/much retirement. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #6

Amen.... daleanime Feb 2015 #8

Yep. nt flying rabbit Feb 2015 #15

Such is life inside a sterile bubble Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #17

I can vouch for that as a mechanic bhikkhu Feb 2015 #3

thanks for your post gristy Feb 2015 #9

Got a question for you. MindPilot Feb 2015 #30

I always happy with a compliment, but I do know what you mean bhikkhu Feb 2015 #36

Thanks. Glad to hear you're hanging on. closeupready Feb 2015 #20

The first half of my working life was as a tech at a Ford dealer -- everything you say is true. MindPilot Feb 2015 #28

thx for this. i hadnt hought of auto mech work as wearing on the body Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #42

While in college cwydro Feb 2015 #4

If you live in a coal town, you get that black crap everywhere. X_Digger Feb 2015 #12

I think there's even a line about that in Coal Miner's Daughter... cwydro Feb 2015 #13

When employers hire you they hire all of you, including your good health, get it? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #7

I just started working a housecleaning job for an agency and while I appreciate that I am still DesertDiamond Feb 2015 #10

This is my home town (that I left as soon as I could.) X_Digger Feb 2015 #11

thanks for confirming the article Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #40

I can well believe the toll that labor can take on it's workers. deafskeptic Feb 2015 #14

It took me a year of manual labor to contract meningitis, mainly from reduced immunity from ND-Dem Feb 2015 #16

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2015 #18

Son worked at an Amazon "fulfillment" center, e.g. warehouse No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #19

I believe in moderation in all things aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #21

IF bosses are reasonable and don't put workers thru extreme pain and eventual disability. deafskeptic Feb 2015 #25

Few understand. And all of them don't care. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #22

I think they mostly couldn't give a shit if they ate a whole pallet of ExLax after a mess of greens. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #23

my dad retired from a factory-he was used up dembotoz Feb 2015 #24

Retirement age depends on it Major Nikon Feb 2015 #26

Try lifting and moving patients for a living. Try holding a 4X8 piece of sheetrock to the .... Scuba Feb 2015 #27

I spent a summer in college laying marble tile in condos. FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #29

Until you actually do it, you have no idea how much raw muscle it takes to grout. MindPilot Feb 2015 #31

+1 FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #33

i thought i could lay down that faux marble in my bathroom. just carrying a few pieces Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #41

And the 1% says they should pay less taxes, because they put their money at risk. grahamhgreen Feb 2015 #32

I checked groceries for 10 years while I worked my way through college. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #34

In "Harlan County USA" there is a vivid moment . . . Brigid Feb 2015 #35

Fantastic movie Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #37

That's why labor needs Unions. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #38

K&R 99Forever Feb 2015 #39