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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I want Amazon fulfillment center workers to be paid a living wage, but calling some of those jobs “skilled” is stretch.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The phrase has lost all meaning. People just assume its a personal attack now cause I guess American egos are in decline or something.

Waxing moon or some shit.

[–] Zanz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Dry Cooks have to take classes on food safety. They are skilled labor. I'm not sure about the Amazon box guy but maybe both should have the trade union you need to be "skilled labor" in the actual sense of it.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Instead of reasonable pay, you’re offered a title and persistent lies about career growth. And it feels pretty shitty when you’re confronted with the fact that you’ve invested a bunch of energy in something that won’t pay off.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 1 month ago

Don't blame the worker for results of working conditions they didn't create.

Amazon is known for micromanaging every aspect of warehouse work, do you really think Amazon lets workers take the time and initiative to select which type of box a thing gets put into? Hell no, all the company cares about is getting shit shipped as fast as possible.

This is a symptom of Amazon's management, not the fault of any one worker.

[–] nepenthes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Ugh.. Dumbasses must've been terrible at Tetris.

But seriously, that box took up so much erroneous space on the transporting vehicle, displacing other boxes that had to move to yet more vehicles. The extra emissions from these failed attempts at protecting the item (which is pushed up against the wall of the box, vulnerable anyways), is sad.