A Glimpse Under Technocracy: ‘Treating Us Like Robots’, Say Amazon Workers

Maximum efficiency, relentless quotas, ubiquitous monitoring, measuring and intensity. Amazon is the poster child for how Technocracy treats and values humans. It’s not a question of pay levels, which are above average, but rather about pushing human limits and dignity. ⁃ TN EditorLinda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for t