A lifting a phone ban won't change the structures and incentives at play. This is an attempt to again shift responsibility to individuals.<p>Let's imagine how the scenario plays out if workers have access to weather alerts. Each worker has a choice to make: either bring it up to their sup, ignore it, or walk out. Maybe y'all have more experience working at amazon warehouses than me, but I don't believe for a second that warehouse management is going to let people off the job. Management's incentives simply don't align with that possibility. If they did, this wouldn't be an issue. The other options have even worse consequences for workers.
This might be difficult for the average HN’er to understand, but phone bans are incredibly common at blue collar jobs. Being seen with one when you should be moving boxes, flipping burgers, working the register, etc is usually grounds for reprimand.
It’s frankly ridiculous that a tornado prone area does not have legislation mandating some sort of warning siren in these large facilities though
News like this is why I always try to find an alternate shop when ordering online (failed only twice in last five years).<p>Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of a mega store where everything is available at great prices. But at this point the company is run by drones without any human emotions.<p>If I support them now, maybe my kids will have to work there because by then no other businesses are remaining.