Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punishment for taking breaks

Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by icebraining on Monday April 16, 2018 @01:32PM (#16850912)

These people are working in very stressful environments, often for 10-12 hours/day, and making a pittance (which also adds to overall stress). Add a kid, and the idea of having time and mental energy for learning programming starts to sound a bit far-fetched.

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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by leggomylibro on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:22PM (#16851413)

Fine, but what can anyone do to reach someone in that situation? Could we maybe start with people who work 8-10 hours/day, make enough for beer money, and can leave their children with friends or family to make room for maybe 4-8 hours out of a month?

Or should we just look at the situation, throw up our hands, and

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