A viral video on TikTok shows an Amazon worker sleeping in a pile of packages. The comments section of the video has been flooded with controversy about the work ethic and working conditions at the company owned by the world's richest man Jeff Bezos.
"Work at Amazon, they said," wrote TikTok account owner @rigo.a_ in the text of the video recording his coworker sleeping not far from a moving conveyor belt.
@rigo.a_
#amazon
#asleep
#funny
#fyp
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#foryou
#foryoupage
#xyzbca
#sanbernardino
#ca
#ont5
#amazonsucks
#unsafe
#horrible
#workconditions
#underpaid
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The user twice shared this video on TikTok, and both the first and second videos both received millions of views. Some of the hashtags they include are #workconditions, #amazonsucks, #underpaid, and #unsafe.
Quoted from DailyDot, this post sparked a debate about labor and working conditions at Amazon. Others blamed the employee for falling asleep while working.
"Generation z doesn't like physical work," said one user.
"How can you blame Amazon because you don't know how to have a good sleep schedule," said another.
"No wonder why my package was late," joked the third.
However, many also empathize with the worker and suspect the video is a depiction of the working conditions in the Amazon environment which have often been reported as not good.
"He's tired. Not that he's lazy, he might work long hours, have 2 jobs, or have a baby that keeps him up all night," said one user.
"We can't blame him. It's a very exhausting job," said another.
In addition, several Amazon workers shared their experiences working there.
"I work the night shift and take care of the kids during the day. It's strenuous and exhausting," said one user.
"Working at Amazon is great if you are single. I work 6 days a week. I have a 1 year old child. I feel like I have no energy. I'm trying to survive," another claimed.
Others regretted the worker's colleague recording and uploading this video because it could harm others. A sleeping Amazon worker may have been fired after this video went viral and became known to his superiors.