>The practice, which violates company policy, is particularly pronounced in China, according to some of these people, because the number of sellers there is skyrocketing. As well, Amazon employees in China have relatively small salaries, which emboldens them to take risks.
Sounds like Amazon is finding out the hard way that you need to pay for trust, not just skill.
When you pay the absolute bare minimum to your employees, coupled with other coercive practices, you drastically increase the chances they will steal.
There's a reason casino cage cashiers don't make minimum wage despite it being a low skill job, and it's not out of the goodness of their hearts.
Sounds like Amazon is finding out the hard way that you need to pay for trust, not just skill.
When you pay the absolute bare minimum to your employees, coupled with other coercive practices, you drastically increase the chances they will steal.
There's a reason casino cage cashiers don't make minimum wage despite it being a low skill job, and it's not out of the goodness of their hearts.