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Message Subject Amazon warehouse workers have to pee into bottles.
Poster Handle PopeyeMan
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They're working up high on mezzanine floors. Not much can be done about having to walk to the bottom to get to the toilet.

I think too much is being made of the pee bottles. What's happened is the author has asked them how does trying to reach targets affect your day and they've said 'we don't bother going to the toilet because its quicker just to use a bottle'. Well thats not Amazon's fault.

Perhaps the author should also tell us how often the staff stop work to chat. Or how many times they make a mistake and have to go back and rectify it. I refuse to believe the ONLY reason staff struggle with the targets is because it takes too long to go to the toilet. How many times are they going? If they get 2 tea breaks and a lunch break thats at least 3 pisses and maybe a dump at lunch. So how often are they needing to go to the toilet between those break periods that its affecting their work? Or maybe its just bollocks.

Amazon is a massive company, they obviously have very high standards for their staff. Having spent over 10 years in warehouses I can tell you that is a refreshing approach I've rarely seen.
 Quoting: PopeyeMan


Just because "you refuse" to believe that people are working in slave like conditions, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

If these people aren't allowed to go to the bathroom, what makes you think, having a chat and making mistakes left and right would be tolerated?





Idiot.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 42079668


Nobody said they weren't allowed to go to the toilet. They said it takes too long to walk there. The issue was with their targets.

The article mentions being disciplined over 'idle time' which would cover people standing around socialising. That doesn't mean it doesn't go on without being noticed. Maybe its harsh to many people but thats what working in places like warehouses and factories are like. Especially busy ones. You can chat and have a laugh on your breaks.

The looks of utter horror I used to get when I told new staff they weren't allowed to take their phones into the warehouse. You want to talk about slavery, there it is right there.
 
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