Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
The Way Amazon Uses Tech to Squeeze Performance Out of Workers Deserves Its Own Name: Bezosism
News
By News
Published 4 years ago on
September 14, 2021

Share

In Amazon’s fulfillment centers, human productivity is measured by an overall pick or stow rate calculated for each worker. It’s a mix of surveillance, measurement, psychological tricks, targets, incentives, sloganeering, and an ever-growing array of clever and often proprietary technologies.

Read More at The Wall Street Journal

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

Braves’ Jurickson Profar Hit With 80-Game PED Ban

DON'T MISS

Watch: City Demolishes Historic Chinatown Building to Make Way for Housing

DON'T MISS

The Mystery of Melania Trump’s Wedding Dress and an eBay Sale

DON'T MISS

Heading to Sierra? Prepare for Heavy Snow

DON'T MISS

Mexican National Caught in Fresno County Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

DON'T MISS

CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

DON'T MISS

Shohei Ohtani Adds Another No. 1 to His Resume: MLB’s Best-Selling Jersey

DON'T MISS

Tush Push Is the Hottest Topic at the NFL League Meetings

DON'T MISS

U.S. Bank Executive Terry Dolan Dies in Plane Crash Near Minneapolis

DON'T MISS

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard

UP NEXT

Elon Musk Sells X to His Own xAI for $33 Billion in All-Stock Deal

UP NEXT

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slips Following Updates on Inflation and US Shoppers

UP NEXT

US Consumers Remained Cautious About Spending Last Month as Inflation Ticked Higher

UP NEXT

Trump Trade Policies Have 1 in 4 Companies Reducing Hiring Plans

UP NEXT

US Economy Grew 2.4% in the 4th Quarter After Upgrade in Final Growth Estimate

UP NEXT

US Cities in Trump-Won States Most Vulnerable to Canadian Tariffs, Analysis Finds

UP NEXT

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts as Auto Tariffs Hurt GM, Help Tesla and Others

UP NEXT

Judge Allows Newspaper Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI to Proceed

UP NEXT

Stock Market Today: Nvidia, Tesla and Other Big Tech Drag Wall Street Lower

UP NEXT

Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar After a Decade of Trying to Find a Fit

Heading to Sierra? Prepare for Heavy Snow

10 hours ago

Mexican National Caught in Fresno County Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

10 hours ago

CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

11 hours ago

Shohei Ohtani Adds Another No. 1 to His Resume: MLB’s Best-Selling Jersey

12 hours ago

Tush Push Is the Hottest Topic at the NFL League Meetings

12 hours ago

U.S. Bank Executive Terry Dolan Dies in Plane Crash Near Minneapolis

12 hours ago

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard

13 hours ago

Former MLB Pitcher CJ Wilson of Fresno on New Torpedo Bats: ‘Still Room for Innovation’

13 hours ago

Man Arrested After Shooting at Fresno’s Switch Nightclub

13 hours ago

Who Is Fresno’s ‘Fake’ ICE Agent? He Speaks Up

14 hours ago

Braves’ Jurickson Profar Hit With 80-Game PED Ban

NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major ...

9 hours ago

Jurickson Profar
9 hours ago

Braves’ Jurickson Profar Hit With 80-Game PED Ban

10 hours ago

Watch: City Demolishes Historic Chinatown Building to Make Way for Housing

Photo of First Lady Melania Trump
10 hours ago

The Mystery of Melania Trump’s Wedding Dress and an eBay Sale

10 hours ago

Heading to Sierra? Prepare for Heavy Snow

Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty Monday, March 31, 2025, to trafficking more than 200,000 fentanyl pills after authorities seized the drugs during a traffic stop on Interstate 5. (DOJ)
10 hours ago

Mexican National Caught in Fresno County Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

11 hours ago

CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

12 hours ago

Shohei Ohtani Adds Another No. 1 to His Resume: MLB’s Best-Selling Jersey

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) lines up for the goal line Tush Push play during the NFL championship playoff football game against the Washington Commanders, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP File)
12 hours ago

Tush Push Is the Hottest Topic at the NFL League Meetings

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend