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1.0 Worst job, Rude people posted on November 26, 2006

I've been working for Amazon.com through a temp agency, and I have to say its about the worst job I've ever had. The managers are rude and look at you like they are King and you are just a peasant that should be worshiping them. They give OT at the last minute, let us know we had off for Thanksgiving the day before, so nobody could make plans earlier, and watch every single move you make like each employee is in third grade. Its always good to be safe at work, but Amazon goes way overboard to the point where it interferes with doing the job and, actually making it unsafer to be there. I don't know how many times I've stepped off the stool and either fell or tripped, when I could have just reached up to get the product without a stool , but that would be a violation. Through the temp agency there is potential to be hired on by Amazon.com, but that place could not pay me enough to work for them and be treated like S*** day after day. I would not reccomend Amazon.com to anybody seeking employment, you will be upset if you do.

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  • Re: Worst job, Rude people posted on August 25, 2008 10:52 PM

    I have never worked at Amazon but I know someone who has worked there a long time. He does not recommend it. He says they hire 'em young and burn 'em out fast.

    I also noticed, commuting by bus to another job in downtown Seattle, that a huge number of Amazonians seem to be Indians. Nothing against Indians, but a company that hires a lot of H1Bs is usually a company focused more on cost than quality. Employees, in Amazon's world, are considered a variable cost it seems....

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  • Re: Worst job, Rude people posted on September 18, 2010 02:21 AM

    " a company that hires a lot of H1Bs is usually a company focused more on cost than quality " - just because they are Indians it doesn't mean Amazon doesn't hire smart people. They do ensure they hire smart "Indians".
    Amazon is a great company for people who want to challenge themselves with problems that are not part of routine work. There are lot of challenges but you
    have to spend your leisure time to work on them.
    If you want to live life then may be not the right place for you:)

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