Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers

Re:Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers by cletus on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:44AM (#22602956)

Thing is, delivery drivers elsewhere actually do this by choice. UPS and FedEx drivers are paid for a set of deliveries. If they can do them quicker then they get the same money but for less time. In NYC finding a restroom can be a real pain and a waste of precious time. It’s far easier to urinate in a bottle on the truck and keep moving.

I imagine they eat while on the move too.

So I’m not quite sure this is the indignity you make it or to be.

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Re:Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers by mschuster91 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:15AM (#22603101)

> So I’m not quite sure this is the indignity you make it or to be.

It is. Eating during driving is dangerous, even more so with a multi ton delivery truck. Pissing in a bottle is disgusting and a public health risk (where to properly wash hands, for one).

If delivery set prices do not cover that employees get enough time to decently work, then they have to be raised!

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Re:Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers by __s on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:59AM (#22604440)

Their argument is that some employees will piss in bottles no matter what you pay them. Don't fall into the trap of arguing that they'd stop pissing in bottles at 100/hr

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Re:Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers by mschuster91 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:45AM (#22604800)

Some, yes, but most of those pissing in bottles are doing this because they have no other choice as they are not paid for the time they need to pee.

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