You won't set a foot in a Wal-Mart, but you love Amazon...

[TreasonousBastard]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/amazon-warehouse-lawsuit-security-checkpoints_n_3232644.html

[Hayabusa]

1. The security checkpoint should be paid

After all, you're on company property and doing a mandated thing. Amazon should pay for their justified paranoia. Literally.

[Warpy]

5. Yes, they have a choice

Pay for the time on the floor, including the check point, or hire enough people to run checkpoints that would allow their staff to leave in a reasonable amount of time, 10 minutes tops.

That isn't the only problem they have and much of their problems are managerial. They need to fire the psychopaths.

Psychopathic whip cracking bosses don't make people work harder. They just encourage sabotage.

[Hayabusa]

7. An interesting study could be done on the first part

about how much it would cost the company either way. Pay for the long checkpoints or pay for more security staff to shorten wait times so it isn't so much of an inconvenience. Employee morale should also factor into this.

[Honeycombe8]

6. They should be paid for that time. I bet it'd speed up, for sure, if Amazon had to pay for it.

I'm disappointed in that co. to hear this.

Hope they win the lawsuit. Too bad it had to come to this. A demand for payment should've been enough.

Tough job. So that's how they get things in the mail so fast.

[RedCappedBandit]

2. I support neither

I am surprised that so many do seem to love Amazon, though.

These employees should clearly be paid for being forced to wait in the checkout line.

[Honeycombe8]

8. It's the main way to get something not offered in my area.

That's the place I found the generic nicotine gum that isn't yucky sweet.

I've also bought books and used movies that I couldn't find locally (and I live in a big city). But I have limited time to run around browsing in brick & mortar stores.

Most of the things I've bought, though, have come from private sellers, who sell through Amazon. So my stuff hasn't come from the warehouse. Except maybe for one thing...a dvd player I bought as a gift.

But what I DON'T do is go look at stuff in brick & mortar stores, then buy from Amazon or other online stores. I don't waste the salespersons' time that way. And I actually prefer buying from local stores where I can take something back, bring it home right away, etc.

[jberryhill]

3. Oh it's those "damn lawyers" again

Those awful scummy lawyers... working to ensure that workers are paid for their time. Just who do they think they are?

[zerosumgame0005]

4. they should be paid for that time

but it is hardly Wal-mart levels of employee abuse

[LuvNewcastle]

9. I get so tired of these greedy-ass companies who

continually try to screw workers out of their time. I think they should be required to pay a fine on top of the make-up wages to the workers, just because they wouldn't do the right thing without being sued first. Maybe a hefty fine would help discourage other companies from doing the same thing.