Amazon tells some employees to work from home due to coronavirus

This week, an Amazon employee in the Seattle area was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Now the tech giant is asking all employees in the region to work from home through the end of the month.

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[Mike-omtv]

And the ones who work warehouse jobs cooped up like chickens can't...

[whatupamerica]

However if you work at the distribution center, get back to work, peon!

[Wardell]

That is just a small amount of the office staff. Everyone else has to work.

[wonaldgrump]

Meanwhile USPS is fully active despite all warning flags showing.

If an employee goes to a supervisor and tells them theyre feeling ill or trying to call in, "oh youre just making excuses " Is what is they respond with.

Maybe so, but then again I hope they keep their inhumane attitude when one of them or loved one gets the virus.

[uchibauki]

How many more people already have it but don’t even realize?? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[storytime]

I have a family member who works in one of there warehouses, he told me they got told to wash their hands and be careful lmfao.

[marcoremponi]

For who buys on Amazon the Android app Reprice notifies you when there are prices drops. Recommend it!

[ian]

Amazon might want to ask about the effectiveness of UV light disinfection to use on the packages.

[carmencitadavis]

a lot of people order stuff from Amazon online, so if someone has the coronavirus that work in that company, whoever is shipping those packages out that has the coronavirus and doesn't even realize it can affect someone else. if they are touching people's packages and the items they are delivering to them, so when that person receives the package are they going to come in contact with the virus because someone touch the package before they did that has the coronavirus.

[kimjongun]

Imagine getting a biohazard sticker on your package....

[garydavidson]

No test kits and lies for 🇺🇸 but the markets got there rate cut PRIORITIES

[MegaYeah]

Stay in 400 sq ft apartment in Seattle could be a torture

[shaybrown]

They need to do something about the price gouging $48 for Lysol disinfectant spray?🧐

[newzombie]

Damn so now I can't shop from Amazon!!

[aidenchizinya]

Anyone else notice the pleasant lack of Bloomberg videos in the top news feed?

[markw]

Drive that van and you may deficate in a prime shipping box. 10 of them for a pencil.

[DannySullivanMusic]

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[Tori]

Is amazon going to pay them for their leave ?? God knows amazon got money and don't pay their taxes

[anthonycampos]

According to Trump if you're sick you should go to work.

[jenniferbogacki]

Here is the deadly package you ordered... you did order the virus upgrade with that for no extra charge.