Opinion | Amazon’s treatment of its workers is growing more dystopian

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.ZeeshanAleem: Amazon's 'wellness huddles' are freaking me out.

this week that Amazon is requiring warehouse workers to attend ​​“WorkingWell huddles” in which they routinely watch videos describing ways to stretch and lift bins safely. Some of the videos also offer nutritional advice, such as reducing carbs and eating more vegetables.

At first blush, Amazon’s program would seem to be worthwhile. Encouraging worker safety and health is a good practice, particularly in work environments involving plenty of physical strain. But the huddles themselves, alongside other “wellness” features in Amazon’s warehouses, are garnering criticism from employees and seem alienating and creepy.

 

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ZeeshanAleem Stop bying things by Amazon.

ZeeshanAleem What's making all these workers so tired and endangered is this pandemic that has caused us all to segregate against each other and not go out to box stores. We continue to need product and go online. I live for online shopping for groceries my basics of life. As I am handicappe

ZeeshanAleem Most large businesses have daily safety meetings. What’s the problem ?

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