[RavlaAlvar]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/1hhips1/amazon_te...

Interesting to see discussion on Reddit from r/AmazonFC are pretty negative , wonder if these are genuine employees comment for PR team hired by Amazon

[nimbius]

as a union diesel engine mechanic i can guarantee most, if not all these comments are complete PR.

I went on strike about ten years ago to protest mandatory overtime and lack of chemical PPE. the minute we authorized the strike, we had news channels from three states covering us and a billboard up the road that demanded an end to the strike by "concerned" truckers was erected in hours. Every day I could count on at least four emails from various sources, everything from "your union is cancelled" to "union declared illegal" and everything in between including offers to work for more pay but no contract. weekends were nearly a dozen phone calls, mostly robo, threatening pay cuts and layoffs and asking to cancel your healthcare and benefits.

we stuck out 19 days and won, and the very same news crews showed up again with no interviews from us, only management praising their great negotiation effort.

[david38]

I would love for astroturfing to be illegal and heavily enforced.

[immibis]

I feel that the Luigi Mangione case is making more people aware of this type of dynamic.

[jimt1234]

My Boomer Dad was a Teamster. I remember there was a several-weeks-long (might have even been months-long?) strike when I was a kid, probably around the late-70s. Shit was real. One day I saw him loading baseball bats and clubs into the trunk of his Buick before he left the house. I was just a kid; I had no idea what was going on. I asked him about it later in life and he just said, "That's how it was back then. We had to fight for what we wanted." And he was being literal. He talked about people who were even suspected of crossing the line or talking to management would get a severe beatdown. He even said people would harass management and their families. Dudes would sit outside their homes, just to intimidate them. And, he said they rarely got punished because the cops supported their union and would look the other way. Different times.

[65uu6]

reddit is no longer a good place to try and get a pulse on general sentiment. comment section is filled with bots and the front page has the most random content i have ever seen, like occasional random creep shots of celebs that get like 3,000 upvotes that gain more transaction than current events.

[_huayra_]

I used to use search engines with the "site:reddit.com" keyword to get more genuine reviews about products and services. Now it more than not leads to posts where the top comment is some gpt'ed text with a clear referral link and far more up votes than an obscure subreddit on some niche object would warrant.

[mik09]

what is a good place to get a pulse on general sentiment then?

[ternnoburn]

Amazon actively incentivizes (pays) employees to write positively about their experiences on social media.

[mik09]

that sounds dystopian if its true

[jedberg]

It's interesting, because I know a few warehouse workers, and they all sing the praises of the job (all in the Bay Area). But yet I can see what the conditions are. I feel like every warehouse is a semi-independently run fiefdom and some are run a lot better than others.

[kaonwarb]

Two things can be true: - A particular class of job may be very challenging, or worse - The same class of job may be the best available option for some folks in some regions

And, of course, some folks may have a good experience even while others do not.

[david38]

They sing the praises in the Bay Area? What pay do they get? This is one of the least affordable places in the country

[devwastaken]

almost none. its time to implement anonymous online id systems.

[cpufry]

yea they pay employees and also have bots that do this