Amazon Rolls Out Machines That Pack Orders and Eliminate Jobs
May 13th, 2019Via: Reuters:
Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.
The company started adding technology to a handful of warehouses in recent years, which scans goods coming down a conveyor belt and envelopes them seconds later in boxes custom-built for each item, two people who worked on the project told Reuters.
Amazon has considered installing two machines at dozens more warehouses, removing at least 24 roles at each one, these people said. These facilities typically employ more than 2,000 people.
And then they’ll give them money to start their own business…Driving for Amazon.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3462896-amazon-fund-ex-employee-private-delivery-startups
The e-commerce giant is now providing up to $10K to employees to fund the costs for them to start and operate a package delivery business. The new offer is part of the broad support Amazon is offering to employees who leave to start a new delivery business.