Applying concepts/theories from philosophy and social science to ethical issues in interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, and media communication.
I initially found the title of this article to be extreme and I was hesitant to read it based on that and because of the length, but because I was intrigued, I began reading. I find it interesting that large organizations like Amazon continue to get away with the types of unethical treatment that their employees receive. Its a fine line on determining the ultimate good of this organization because yes, they take pride in caring for their customers, but clearly at a cost that most would consider not good. I wonder if Amazon's loyal customers would continue to be loyal customers after reading this article on the unethical treatment of their employees.
It seems like a very military driven place with such strictness and rule oriented ways within the environment the employees are subjected to. No wonder some of their employees don't last long! It is nearly impossible to become the "robot" employee that Amazon seems to desire as one example illustrates that 3 of 100 temporary employees had made it to employment.
In regards to the Organizational Communication Ethics chapter, the ultimate "good" of this organization (Amazon) is contradicting because employees are people too and they need care and trust just as much as they do the customers. I hope that something will be done about this, or at least more people will become aware of the reality of the way this organization treats its employees. Without the employees, there would be no organization because organizations are ultimately made up of people.
I initially found the title of this article to be extreme and I was hesitant to read it based on that and because of the length, but because I was intrigued, I began reading. I find it interesting that large organizations like Amazon continue to get away with the types of unethical treatment that their employees receive. Its a fine line on determining the ultimate good of this organization because yes, they take pride in caring for their customers, but clearly at a cost that most would consider not good. I wonder if Amazon's loyal customers would continue to be loyal customers after reading this article on the unethical treatment of their employees.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like a very military driven place with such strictness and rule oriented ways within the environment the employees are subjected to. No wonder some of their employees don't last long! It is nearly impossible to become the "robot" employee that Amazon seems to desire as one example illustrates that 3 of 100 temporary employees had made it to employment.
In regards to the Organizational Communication Ethics chapter, the ultimate "good" of this organization (Amazon) is contradicting because employees are people too and they need care and trust just as much as they do the customers. I hope that something will be done about this, or at least more people will become aware of the reality of the way this organization treats its employees. Without the employees, there would be no organization because organizations are ultimately made up of people.