CitizenVectron Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 https://gizmodo.com/amazon-to-roll-out-automated-packing-machines-offers-1834716594 Summary: Machine will eliminate 1,300 jobs Amazon will create program to help these people "start up" Amazon-delivery businesses with $10,000 These new delivery people must use the start-up funds to purchase Amazon-branded gear from the company store People lucky enough to receive these funds and deliver goods will no longer fall under Amazon's benefits or minimum wage policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 The gig economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Amazon is the new Wal-Mart. Very nearly essential to the lives of a significant portion of the population. Absolutely atrocious business practices. Fuck them. I believe it will be extremely difficult find a way around them as a consumer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, CayceG said: Fuck them. I believe it will be extremely difficult find a way around them as a consumer. It already is. I needed to buy a new duct for my portable A/C...Local Busy Beaver didn't have any, Home Depot didn't have any, LG website was devoid of any information about ordering replacement parts; took me 45 seconds on Amazon to find the right sized duct for only $13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Remember that movie with The Rock where he was in that company town with the mine, and he walked in and busted up the whole operation? We need that but with him smashing Amazon. Is there a way to bring Teddy Roosevelt to the present and trust-bust these people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Well, good thing I didn't take that job as a picker/packer at the local Amazon distribution center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Does anybody know what these independent Amazon delivery people make on average? I’ve noticed a massive increase in the number of randos in their beater cars delivering my Amazon stuff. Between our personal and business needs, I get Amazon packages 7 days a week. I ask because I’ve noticed almost everybody doing it is not a native English speaker which makes me assume (even beyond it being an amazon job) that the wages are pretty poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 There are a lot of reasons to hate Amazon, but this isn't one of them. How many jobs are being lost to automation? This is just another drop in that bucket and there really isn't anything that can be reasonably done to stop it. Their replacement job plan is rather patronizing, though. Also, it's wild how vertically integrated Amazon is. Their robotics are industry leading in this space and they're all developed in house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 hours ago, CayceG said: Amazon is the new Wal-Mart. Very nearly essential to the lives of a significant portion of the population. Absolutely atrocious business practices. Fuck them. I believe it will be extremely difficult find a way around them as a consumer. Dat one day shipping doe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I'd like to see how this thing packs. Can it be as discerning as a human when it comes to fragile items and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: I'd like to see how this thing packs. Can it be as discerning as a human when it comes to fragile items and such? given the shape some of the packages I'd received, humans aren't all that discerning when it comes to packaging. As for automation replacing people in this realm, it's a product of Amazon's success. People want there stuff and they want it NOW and I have no doubt the machines they install for this will be faster than the people they are replacing, not to mention they'll work 24/7 with no breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 3 hours ago, sblfilms said: Does anybody know what these independent Amazon delivery people make on average? I’ve noticed a massive increase in the number of randos in their beater cars delivering my Amazon stuff. Between our personal and business needs, I get Amazon packages 7 days a week. I ask because I’ve noticed almost everybody doing it is not a native English speaker which makes me assume (even beyond it being an amazon job) that the wages are pretty poor. We have a guy that is always delivering stuff in a rented uhaul truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 54 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: given the shape some of the packages I'd received, humans aren't all that discerning when it comes to packaging. As for automation replacing people in this realm, it's a product of Amazon's success. People want there stuff and they want it NOW and I have no doubt the machines they install for this will be faster than the people they are replacing, not to mention they'll work 24/7 with no breaks. Quote The new machines can reportedly pack boxes 4 to 5 times faster than a human. 5 hours ago, CayceG said: Amazon is the new Wal-Mart. Very nearly essential to the lives of a significant portion of the population. Absolutely atrocious business practices. Fuck them. I believe it will be extremely difficult find a way around them as a consumer. What atrocious business practices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: What atrocious business practices? https://playwickian.com/8675/op-ed/amazon-and-the-unethical-treatment-of-employees/ https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-drivers-warehouse-conditions-workers-complains-jeff-bezos-bernie-1118849 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-an-amazon-warehouse-treating-human-beings-as-robots/ https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/a-former-amazon-employee-sheds-light-on-the-companys-dark-side/91359 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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