i always get an amazing chuckle reading the amazon jobs site for a warehouse, "YOU MAY STAND UP FOR 12 HOURS SO MAKE SURE YOU GET GOOD SHOES AND WE MAY ASK U FOR SOME EXTRA TIME TO WORK AS AN AWESOME EMPLOYEE HAHA THIS OFC IS EXPECTED, THE WAREHOUSE MAY REACH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES FOR A WHILE , WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU"
I can't speak to Amazon as a whole, but, having worked for them in the past, here in Kentucky they're one of the higher paying employers for an entry level job. You start at $12 an hour, which is $1.50 above the living wage calculation for a single adult in Kentucky (extremely low cost of living state). The problem with Amazon is the awful working conditions. 40 hours a week is a pipe dream. You're going to be working at least 50 and usually 60 hours, especially during peak. 10 hour shifts, on your feet all 10 hours, few breaks. Some of the buildings are non-temperature controlled and easily exceed 120 Fahrenheit during our hot summers. People have suffered heat strokes and had to be taken away in ambulances. There is little to no padding on the concrete surface at work-stations. You'll make liveable money, but have no time to do anything but sleep and work. You'll be sore all day every day and may suffer a heat stroke. It's fucking brutal and they actively fight attempts to unionize and spread anti-union propaganda. It's an evil fucking company.
_Silly_Wizard_ on March 10th, 2018 at 02:37 UTC »
All he had to do to be a good guy was use those profits to keep his employees comfortable.
:/
arsa37 on March 10th, 2018 at 05:13 UTC »
i always get an amazing chuckle reading the amazon jobs site for a warehouse, "YOU MAY STAND UP FOR 12 HOURS SO MAKE SURE YOU GET GOOD SHOES AND WE MAY ASK U FOR SOME EXTRA TIME TO WORK AS AN AWESOME EMPLOYEE HAHA THIS OFC IS EXPECTED, THE WAREHOUSE MAY REACH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES FOR A WHILE , WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU"
10.5$/Hour
DieYuppieScum91 on March 10th, 2018 at 07:09 UTC »
I can't speak to Amazon as a whole, but, having worked for them in the past, here in Kentucky they're one of the higher paying employers for an entry level job. You start at $12 an hour, which is $1.50 above the living wage calculation for a single adult in Kentucky (extremely low cost of living state). The problem with Amazon is the awful working conditions. 40 hours a week is a pipe dream. You're going to be working at least 50 and usually 60 hours, especially during peak. 10 hour shifts, on your feet all 10 hours, few breaks. Some of the buildings are non-temperature controlled and easily exceed 120 Fahrenheit during our hot summers. People have suffered heat strokes and had to be taken away in ambulances. There is little to no padding on the concrete surface at work-stations. You'll make liveable money, but have no time to do anything but sleep and work. You'll be sore all day every day and may suffer a heat stroke. It's fucking brutal and they actively fight attempts to unionize and spread anti-union propaganda. It's an evil fucking company.