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AmazonNewPatents-YesorNo.pptxAmazon’s (And Other) New Patents : Would You Wear The Wristband?
Amazon’s Justification/Point of View
“In theory, Amazon’s proposed technology would emit ultrasonic sound pulses and radio transmissions to track where an employee’s hands were in relation to inventory bins, and provide ‘haptic feedback’ to steer the worker toward the correct bin.
The aim, Amazon says in the patent, is to streamline ‘time consuming’ tasks, like responding to orders and packaging them for speedy delivery. With guidance from a wristband, workers could fill orders faster.”
Balancing the Extremes: Various Opinions from Students
I would wear device:
as part of a job description
for higher pay
only during work hours
associated with bonuses or raises
there is no privacy anyway
only if I needed job to survive
but I must be informed
if I could opt-in with conditions and disclosure
A Bruising Workplace? Or Maybe Not?
“At Amazon, workers are encouraged to tear apart one another’s ideas in meetings, toil long and late (emails arrive past midnight, followed by text messages asking why they were not answered), and held to standards that the company boasts are “unreasonably high.”
The internal phone directory instructs colleagues on how to send secret feedback to one another’s bosses. Employees say it is frequently used to sabotage others. (The tool offers sample texts, including this: ‘I felt concerned about his inflexibility and openly complaining about minor tasks.’)” (is this humane, respectful?)
What Ethics Model Seem to Be at Play?
Whatever a few paid people (employees) suffer is worth it to satisfy the masses of customers…and yet we find on their website:
As an equal opportunity employer, the Amazon group of companies is committed to a diverse workforce and is also committed to a barrier-free employment process. In order to ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, individuals that require accommodation in the job application process for a posted position may contact us at 866-437-9078 for assistance.
Concerns Regarding Wristband
Invasive
Rules out disabled
Violates Privacy
Accounts for every move (presumably even during personal hygiene breaks)
Company shows it doesn’t trust you
Always being watched, reported on
Makes employees robotic
NOT ETHICAL
Do Attempts to Control Human Behavior Via Devices – Or Social Media – Ultimately Harm Us?
This is something we will continue next week!
