AMAZON WAREHOUSE JOBS PUSH WORKERS TO PHYSICAL LIMIT, The Seattle Times, April 11, 2012 [View all]

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"AMAZON WAREHOUSE JOBS PUSH WORKERS TO PHYSICAL LIMIT"

The Seattle Times

April 11, 2012

By Hal Bernton and Susan Kelleher

Campbellsville, KY-

On an average day, 51 year old Connie Milby covered more than 10 miles in her tennis shoes, walking and climbing up and down three flights of stairs to retrieve tools, toys and a vast array of other merchandise for Amazon.com shoppers.

She filled online orders for more than a decade, working through summer heat and winter chill inside the company's south-central KY warehouse.

One constant was the pace that Milby tried to keep to avoid write ups from her supervisor that could put her $12.50-per-hour job at risk.

"At my age around here, there are not many other opportunities to make what we make" Milby said before beginning her 6:30 a.m. shift last October. "As long as my body holds up, I will keep working. But the way it feels I don't know how long that will be."

Read more: ~ Harsh working conditions, high pace, high temperatures, injuries and no unions ~
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-warehouse-jobs-push-workers-to-physical-limit/
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