I have friends who have worked at the Amazon UK packing werehouse Peterborough. They tell me it was a truly horrid, literally back breaking experience.
First note of caution was the hiring test. For them english is a second language but they found the test alarmingly easy, something you would give a 2nd grader in social skills test. I suppose the test weeds out those who have no ability to follow any direction.
After that the repetitive work started, within months both had developed repetitive stress injuries in the back and arms. The man lasted 6 months, the woman 7 months.
It seems there was little or no thought left for ergonomics of any kind.
They both were already pretty skinny, but both lost a substantial amount of weight while on the job.
There are plenty of people and some evidence to suggest that people are considered a disposable resource. Burn 'em out and chuck them back on the unemployment pile.
First note of caution was the hiring test. For them english is a second language but they found the test alarmingly easy, something you would give a 2nd grader in social skills test. I suppose the test weeds out those who have no ability to follow any direction.
After that the repetitive work started, within months both had developed repetitive stress injuries in the back and arms. The man lasted 6 months, the woman 7 months.
It seems there was little or no thought left for ergonomics of any kind.
They both were already pretty skinny, but both lost a substantial amount of weight while on the job.