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.
As long as an employer provides decent wages and benefits, a good working environment and reasonable chances for advancement, the pursuit of happiness is the workers' responsibility. Every individual has their own set of motivations. Employers can't be expected to sit down with each one and tailor the job to fit each person's whims.
That has nothing to do with workers happiness and everything to do with reducing sick leaves and workers comp.
Well, it is addressing problems with sick leave, worker's comp, and turnover by increasing employee happiness and health, so it isn't accurate to say it has nothing to do with worker happiness. If you are always just focusing on root cause of a decision nearly all corporate decisions will boil down to investor returns, but you would lose a lot of nuance there. It is a good thing and worthy of encouragement for companies to address these problems by helping employees instead of ignoring them. It is a good th
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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.
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That has nothing to do with workers happiness
As long as an employer provides decent wages and benefits, a good working environment and reasonable chances for advancement, the pursuit of happiness is the workers' responsibility. Every individual has their own set of motivations. Employers can't be expected to sit down with each one and tailor the job to fit each person's whims.
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Sounds like a free gym instructor tbh
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That has nothing to do with workers happiness and everything to do with reducing sick leaves and workers comp.
Well, it is addressing problems with sick leave, worker's comp, and turnover by increasing employee happiness and health, so it isn't accurate to say it has nothing to do with worker happiness. If you are always just focusing on root cause of a decision nearly all corporate decisions will boil down to investor returns, but you would lose a lot of nuance there. It is a good thing and worthy of encouragement for companies to address these problems by helping employees instead of ignoring them. It is a good th