[Insider]
“A small army of accounts have popped up on Twitter to tweet positive things about the working conditions at Amazon’s warehouses.”
“TechCrunch discovered 15 accounts following a standardized format after the Twitter user Flamboyant Shoes Guy drew attention to them.”
“But while Flamboyant Shoes Guy thought these accounts were bots posing as Amazon workers, the company says the ambassadors are real people being paid to spread the firm’s message.”
“”FC ambassadors are employees who have experience working in our fulfillment centers,” an Amazon representative told Business Insider. “The most important thing is that they’ve been here long enough to honestly share the facts based on personal experience.”
“Looking through the ambassador accounts, Business Insider found they had all joined in August. Business Insider has contacted Amazon to ask just how recently this position was created, how many ambassadors it employed, and which criteria qualified workers for the role.”
“Amazon has frequently come under fire this year over the working conditions in its fulfillment centers. An undercover journalist in the UK said workers “peed in bottles” over fears that walking to the bathroom would cause them to miss targets. Business Insider’s Shona Ghosh heard one story of a urine smell wafting from a trash can for similar reasons, while constant surveillance and health issues at work were also highlighted.”
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