Amazon just sacked a woman employee for taking too many bathroom breaks


A file photo of an employee at Amazon’s JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, US. A woman has reportedly sued Amazon for unjustifiably sacking her recently for taking too many toilet breaks. — Reuters

We have all heard how tough an employer Amazon is. Now, here is a case that shows to what lengths the mega-corporation will go to enforce discipline – with an iron hand.

Amazon is a mega-corporation and is able to generate massive amounts of profit year after year by ensuring discipline among the ranks – after all, this is the corporate ethics there that has made its founder Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world with a total net worth of US$187bil (RM788.39bil) according to Bloomberg Billionaires index.

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