I've read that the rate of injury at amazon jobs is incredibly high, which is not good practice in my view.
Article says amazon rate of serious injury 80% higher than competitors https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57332390
Where I used to live there were tons of people who worked at normal warehouses and switched over to Amazon b/c the pay was better and things were basically the same.
Amazon gets tons of, at least somewhat deserved, heat for what they do, but compared to the truly horrific things done by something like the meatpacking industry? idk if the amount of shit they get is equal to the actual on the ground conditions.
Working for a mom and pop manual labor gig generally sucks wayyyy more than a big corporate one. (Lower pay, shittier if any benefits, longer hours, much more nepotism, no recourse for issues etc.)
EDIT: for context on the meatpacking thing.
Meatpackers will illegally import immigrants, pay them much cheaper under the table and if there's an inkling of dissent get ice to round them up and deport them. e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/29/ohio-ice...
Also meatpacking is basically a monopoly, that the feds are trying to fight.
https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/joe-biden-debuts-1-bi....
Still even if they are the same, if more than 1 in 20 workers gets a serious injury at work at any job, I think that's an issue.
Which does not make me disagree with your take (I jokingly call all those kinesio tapes "doping" as well: they help tendons and muscles take loads they can't take naturally).
Spending all day on your feet, loaded with a large mass going up and down, and wearing the least shitty boots you can afford does a number on you. I still feel it in my foot and calf to this day and it’s been years.
The old guy I worked with must have been going on 65 and slugged harder and faster than me with less bitching. He hated the company, but not the work he did. Absolute trooper.
> "I'm sorry, your exo-skeleton has already been opened for the allotted 15 minute break, it will not open again until the end of your shift"
> "Warning: You have ran out of your free waste container quota for this shift. If you require a new waste container, it will be deducted from your pay"
> "Alert: High stress levels detected. You are required to report to an AmaZen(TM) Mindfulness Practice Room [0] for 30 minutes after your shift"
You may find it a useful thing to consult on the subject.