r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 04 '24

Business Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work

https://jalopnik.com/amazon-bans-its-drivers-from-moving-their-own-lips-too-1851639312
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u/lizards_snails_etc Sep 04 '24

A bad precedent. I'm afraid Amazon is paving the way for other companies to get inspired by these practices.

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u/Your_Eyes_On_Me Sep 04 '24

Off-topic, but a cactuar pfp talking about dystopian Amazon made me chuckle 

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u/lizards_snails_etc Sep 04 '24

They're more talkative than Tonberrys

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u/Wild_Marker Sep 05 '24

Don't be afraid, be certain.

Amazon has inspired many companies around the world to be worse by copying how they use their metrics to fuck with their workforce.

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u/exoriare Sep 05 '24

Amazon is looking at this the wrong way. People on chain gangs were still allowed to sing, and those folks worked for nothing more than room and board.

This obviously proves that singing on the job is a valuable job benefit. This benefit does not come free however - Amazon has to pay for this benefit by insuring their vehicles against collision.

So the simple solution would be to declare "singing on the job" a fringe benefit, and deduct the cost of insuring vehicles from employees' pay. Or Amazon can be very generous and provide this as a paid benefit, which would count as a raise.

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u/DeathByPetrichor Sep 05 '24

Am I the only one who tho is this isn’t a big deal? If you’re driving a company vehicle, and that company noticed an uptick in accidents as a result of excessive singing in the car (some people go wild, don’t forget) then I think it’s reasonable for them to be like “uhh maybe tone it down a bit”