sophisticated algorithms to rotate employees among jobs that use different muscle-tendon groups to decrease repetitive motion and help protect employees from MSD risks.
That has nothing to do with workers happiness and everything to do with reducing sick leaves and workers comp.
Playing devil's advocate for a soulless entity run by a sociopath, but if, by protecting worker well-being and health, the company profits by seeing increased employee retention, reduced sick leave and lower workers' comp payments, it sounds like everybody wins.
If Amazon manages to elevate itself out of the position of being regarded as the last option for the desperate unemployed, it's likely to see a number of benefits that might not be immediately tangible. I don't see that happening any time soon, though.
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sophisticated algorithms to rotate employees among jobs that use different muscle-tendon groups to decrease repetitive motion and help protect employees from MSD risks.
That has nothing to do with workers happiness and everything to do with reducing sick leaves and workers comp.
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If Amazon manages to elevate itself out of the position of being regarded as the last option for the desperate unemployed, it's likely to see a number of benefits that might not be immediately tangible. I don't see that happening any time soon, though.