Amazon Is Expanding Its Dystopian ‘Games’ for Warehouse Workers
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvxqjm/amazon-is-expanding-its-dystopian-games-for-warehouse-workers
Amazon’s warehouses are notorious for the company’s exploitative labor practices, which include technological interventions designed to push workers harder. On Monday, The Information reported that Amazon is in the midst of a massive expansion to its FC Games program, which attempts to gamify repetitive tasks and spur competition for digital rewards.
Warehouses in at least 20 states have begun offering the optional games, according to The Information, which workers can “play” by completing work tasks. Completing tasks gives out digital rewards that allows them to “buy virtual narwhals, dinosaurs, and other electronic pets,” the outlet reported.