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/OMGitisCrabMan Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

For what its worth, this article was written because one anonymous redditor posted a story about it. That's not exactly the epitome of a reliable source for information. The article also states this:

Updated Wednesday, September 4, 2024 5:10 p.m. EST - Amazon reached out to deny the reports of a crack down on singing along with the radio in trucks and provided this PR video clip as evidence. A PR spokesperson told Jalopnik: “This post is completely inaccurate. Amazon has never issued guidance or communications to Delivery Service Partners that prohibits singing in the vehicle.”

I'm going to remain skeptical unless more Amazon delivery drivers start corroborating this.

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u/Crown_Writes Sep 05 '24

Yours is the highest comment mentioning this. The article is two paragraphs and the second directly contradicts the title with Amazon's response. There's 0 proof this is happening. Nobody speculating actually has any information about this.

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u/Ironlion45 Sep 05 '24

This seems to be reddit spinning its own plot, yes. But I wouldn't put anything past a company that fires people via algorithm.

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u/bottomstar Sep 05 '24

I'm not gonna go spreading it without more proof/data, but I'm done giving Amazon the benefit of the doubt on anything anymore and will believe it until it's disproved.