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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Yep. As it was in the multiple non-Amazon warehouse jobs I've had in my life, as well. Warehouses are not offices, and the phrase "live off the sweat of my brow" was inspired long before Amazon existed. I only wish the sweat/ice boxes jobs I had had payed similarly to what Amazon does. I'd have jumped ship in a heartbeat. Amazon warehouses still pay more than what I currently make. If one was close by and I could get hired, I could easily afford the Carhartt's and personal cooling devices that would mitigate the extreme temperatures I've dealt with most of my working life.
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I live in the south and the summers are hot and humid. Everyone is talking about the heatwave that is baking the south. Our high today was 99 with 92% humidity and it is the norm here. I have seen it hit 115 multiple times over the years. I used to work at a major trucking company distribution center when I was a lot younger. This was in the '70's and when I started, they paid $9.75 an hour. Three years later, it was $13.75 an hour. Minimum wage back then was $1.90 an hour. Sure, it was hot sweaty work in the summer and cold freezing work in the winter. You also had to do a lot of manual labor (nothing gets on or off the trucks by itself. It could also be dangerous. I once crawled through a trailer loaded with rolls of razor sharp spring steel that had been loaded incorrectly and had shifted. I also had to the hospital, along with everyone else when we had a very dangerous hazardous material spill. I have never understood the poor mistreated Amazon Workforce. No one is forcing anyone to work. If you don't like it quit and find another job. I was making great money for the area and time and considered myself lucky to have that job. I also drove 15 miles to another town to get to work. They paid me well and I showed my appreciation by working my ass off. I did quit, but it wasn't because I felt I was being taken advantage of. I quit because I had the opportunity to get into my current line of work which I love.
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