Most Amazon Startups Can’t Wait Even 90 Days

Recently, it has come to the fore frequently abroad with the working conditions in its warehouses. Amazonmade headlines again today with a striking report. Internal documents obtained by Engadget show that Amazon employees inability to endure working conditions showed.

Documents shared internally at the beginning of the year included internal research, slides, and spreadsheets. The information in the documents gives pessimistic indications about Amazon’s ability to retain employees, and the current strategy is for the organization. caused great financial loss was stated.

2 out of 3 employees hired in 2021 didn’t even last three months:

According to a January 2022 document, “remorseful wear (reduced productivity)” within the company was twice as likely as “remorseless attrition.” Moreover, this was a situation not only for warehouse workers, but also for employees and departments at all levels.

So much so that, according to the same document, in 2021, the lowest level of 69.5% and the highest 81.3% of employees at all levels, from the lowest to the highest level, were seen to wear out as a result of regret. These extremely high percentages also led to the following statements in the report:

“Only one in three new hires in 2021 stayed with the company for 90 days or more.”

This situation experienced by the employees also affected Amazon deeply financially. So much so that, according to the same report, this high rate of attrition in employees gives the company an estimated annual It was worth $8 billion. The size of this number, Amazon’s total throughout 2021 33.36 billion dollars You can understand if we say that he earns income.

Here’s a statement from Amazon:

Reaching Amazon, Engadget repeatedly refused to answer questions about the documents. shared. On the other hand, a spokesperson who reached out for comment used the following statements:

“As a company, we are aware that it is our employees who contribute to our success every day, and that is why we are always evaluating how we are doing and how we can improve. Attrition is something all employers face, but we want to do everything we can to make Amazon the employer of choice. This is accomplished by providing good pay, extensive benefits, a safe workplace, and sound education and training opportunities that are effective but always evolving.”

In addition, Amazon has not confirmed or denied the numerical data contained in the documents. Instead, the spokesperson occasionally cites internal documents. “rejected or replaced with corrected information due to lack of reliable data” stated. In this document, he did not share whether the aforementioned situation occurred or not.