Amazon Told Drivers Not to Worry About In-Van Surveillance Cameras. Now Footage Is Leaking Online::undefined

  • money_loo@1337lemmy.com
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    1 year ago

    That’s true, but Amazon pays above the national average, which itself desperately needs to rise.

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      1 year ago

      This is a stronger indictment of the national work landscape than a boon for Amazon, who has a over 100% turnover rate…

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        1 year ago

        Amazon pays pretty decently but it’s just god awful work. I worked in a warehouse briefly and made more than I had anywhere else entry level, but sorting boxes for 9 hours straight on night shifts isn’t worth it

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        1 year ago

        Again, I agree.

        I’m not an executive, if I could raise the national average for all of us believe me I would.

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          It’s a turnover rate over time. If everyone quit and had to be replaced in a day you’d be at 100%. Anything after that is over 100% for the year.

          I’ve seen rates of 150% bandied around for Amazon. That means replacing 12.5% of your total headcount on average monthly.

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            1 year ago

            I’m not great with math so please let me know if I’m understanding this right:

            1. Company has 100 employees
            2. All 100 employees quit
            3. Company gets 100 new employees as replacement

            = 100% turnover rate

            Then…

            1. Company has the 100 new employees
            2. 50 of the new employees quit
            3. Company gets 50 new employees as replacement

            = 150% turnover rate

            and so on?

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          1 year ago

          Turnover rates are usually described annually. If a company has to replace it’s whole staff twice in a year, that’s a 200% annual turnover rate.

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          1 year ago

          It wasn’t obvious as “Amazon” has a lot of jobs and these drivers aren’t even employed by Amazon in the first place.

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            1 year ago

            Amazon has lots of jobs, yes. But context is king.

            If I say “Developers stay at Facebook because Meta pays them above average”, will you be confused on who is “them” because Meta has many jobs? Will you think that maybe they’re saying that Meta pays janitors above average?

            It’s not a difficult thing to understand by context.

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              1 year ago

              Again, these drivers aren’t even Amazon employees, so yes it is confusing when someone says something as vague as “Amazon pays above the national average” when discussing people who specifically don’t work for Amazon.