A union said Amazon had “been treating their workers like robots for years”.

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  • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m commenting on the part about “freeing up employees” as if they’ll be able to live without a job once their role is replaced and becomes redundant. Robots are cool. Robots should be doing warehouse jobs. I was simply commenting on the choice of words.

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      1 year ago

      That line is about freeing up employee hours to do other tasks

      Shitloads of people in manufacturing, service, and distribution will be losing their jobs in the next decade or so as a result of automation. I just don’t think that’s a bad thing.