“You’re Just Disposable“: Former Amazon Workers Speak Out | “Amazon Empire“ | FRONTLINE

In interviews with FRONTLINE for a new documentary, former Amazon employees who worked in the company’s fulfillment centers describe a work environment in which they felt pressured to pick and pack items at productivity rates they say are “unrealistic.” Subscribe on YouTube: Their stories echoed the more than 50 interviews FRONTLINE conducted with similar workers across the country. “We’re not treated as human beings, we’re not even treated as robots. We’re treated as part of the data stream,” one former employee says in the above scene from “Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.“ Also in this scene, Jeff Wilke, one of two CEOs under Bezos, strongly defends the company’s treatment of workers and its commitment to safety. He stresses that the company has become an industry leader in training its workforce for career advancement, and says its hourly workers -- for whom Amazon’s minimum wage is double the federal standard -- are offered t