Amazon Introduces Tiny ‘ZenBooths’ for Stressed-Out Warehouse Workers

This dystopian initiative is more aptly described as a one-time expenditure that buys management some plausible deniability to the god-awful working conditions they subject workers.

This seems like itself an inherently good thing. I don’t see how Amazon’s warehouse workers would be better off without it.

Rather, the article framing and critical commentary thus far are focused on the other issues.

Those issues withstanding, this still seems like a positive albeit minor fringe benefit for Amazon’s warehouse workers.

It shouldn’t just be taken at face value, that’s a really shallow commentary. It should be put in context of the working conditions that led to this kind thing.

Who thought this was a good idea?

Is this an „all publiciy is good publicity“ kind of thing?

This is disgusting.

Surely just loosening the targets 10% would do more for stress

Shhh.. Such thoughts should be confined to the ZenBooths™

Amazon hates the idea of associates being able to relax so much they had to build special booths to quarantine it, lest it spread.