Amazon’s storage facility ‘ambassadors’ play defense on Twitter

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Smile! All is well with Amazon storage facility employees.


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A group of Amazon workers has absolutely nothing however good things to state on Twitter about operating at the online merchant.

The so-called “FC Ambassadors” are individuals who operate in Amazon storage facilities and are paid to protect and promote the business on Twitter, reported the BBC.

TechCrunch identified 15 of the ambassador accounts on Twitter, according to a report releasedThursday They all have the signature Amazon smiley face as their backgrounds and the very same format for their Twitter bio– task title, storage facility place, years of operating at Amazon, pastimes and links to Amazon’s storage facility trip service.

So far, the accounts have actually reacted to concerns and criticism about whatever from Amazon’s health advantages, to how they got the ambassador function, to whether storage facility workers get enough restroom breaks.

Amazon has actually dealt with criticism over labor concerns consisting of pay and treatment of storage facility workers. The business’s storage facility employees in Spain, Germany and Poland went on strike last month throughout Prime Day over bad work conditions and other concerns. Earlier in February, the e-commerce giant patented a wristband that tracks where the employees put their hands in relation to stock bins in order to get rid of the requirement for additional lengthy acts such as pressing a button. Workers in Europe likewise went on strike on Black Friday last November after frustrating talks over pay.

“It’s important that we do a good job of educating people about the actual environment inside our fulfillment centers,” an Amazon spokesperson stated in an e-mail declaration. “The FC ambassador program is a big part of that.”

CNET’s Carrie Mihalcik added to this report.

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