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[–] 25 points 5 months ago (5 children)

"New Yorkers"
Looks inside
One of the biggest corporations in the world

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I don't know if you know this, but corporations are staffed by people who are in control of their own actions.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    actually the board, C suite, and upper management are the ones who control what the employees do. maybe you've experienced this at your own job.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the board called up that specific worker and told them to drive in the bike lane.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago*

    do you not know how big companies work? pressure to work as fast as possible and not care about the world around you ("externalize costs") comes from every level of the business.

    1. board demands results
    2. c suite creates the strategy and demands upper management fulfill it
    3. upper management sets targets and uses funding allocation to pressure middle & lower management
    4. middle & lower management pressure workers to hit/exceed targets, often by making them compete with each other
    5. workers do what they have to to stay employed, which in this case means blocking the bike lane because Amazon doesn't even let their workers take bathroom breaks..

    Amazon in particular uses "subcontractor" drivers who are paid less, have few/no benefits or protections, and who compete with each other on speed and other metrics. it's yet another reason to stop caring about the world around you.

    https://theconversation.com/the-unraveling-of-workplace-protections-for-delivery-drivers-a-tale-of-2-workplace-models-268164

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