Lol you have the heart but not the logic. That's just not how humans operate. I'm specifically talking about the market. Everyone will keep buying there because the overwhelming majority wants that 2 day or less gratification.
If you hate how hard they work then go in to a Target or other retail store.
It's a difficult situation. I have a buddy who works for Amazon and he hates how they treat him. But he also refuses to get educated to do anything else...won't do college or technical school or trade school or certifications or even OJT that requires any kind of mental effort, even though he's capable of it. No one is holding a gun to his head to work there, so he's just kind of caught in a catch-22 loop where he doesn't want to make an effort to get educated but also doesn't want to make an effort to get a different job. Over time, I've really become a big believer of the phrase "where there's a will, there's a way", because everything in life is action/consequence, and if you're not willing to do the action, then there's no path forward to the consequence you want.
On the flip side, Bezos is worth $183 billion as of today, so he could afford to treat his workers a little better, i.e. hire a few more people & let people be human (like not taking off productivity points for having multiple potty breaks, which is crazy), especially for people who aren't capable of getting a better or higher-paying job for various reasons. I'm a firm believer that we should help each other out...not necessarily create a welfare state, but at least create a good working environment where your people are taken care of with dignity, rather than being treated like slaves. I've worked in a chain restaurant & do IT support for mom & pop shops, and the difference between corporate food service & family-owned businesses can be lightyears apart. Granted, not every personally-owned restaurant is managed "you're family"-style, but many of the ones I do IT work for really try to take of their workers & treat them right and they almost always have thriving businesses because people love working there & put in the extra effort to make the place successful instead of it just being "a job".
And that's the thing with the market: demands exist. Power hates a vacuum. If you don't fill the need, someone else will, whether it's the war on drugs or ISIS or McDonalds or Amazon 2-day delivery. And no one forces any kind of moral behavior in capitalistic businesses - only legal behavior - so you're free to make a zillion dollars while your workers slave away meeting demand, when you have the chance to do better & really take care of the people under you. I have a lot of respect for Bezos, as I think he does a lot of cool stuff, but with some simple changes, he could create a company that people really love working for instead of having people hustle like cattle their whole shift. Case in point:
An Amazon warehouse employee testified before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday about the "grueling" working conditions that led her and others to organize the milestone union election currently underway in Bessemer, Alabama.
www.cnn.com
In a capitalistic society & any society really, the onus is on us to choose our own adventure. No one is forcing us to work for any business...everyone is there of their own free will. In an ideal world, employers
should treat people well, but in the real world, they are only required to do what is legal - the rest is up to us. If a person is willing to:
1. Work
2. Get educated
3. Relocate
Then their job opportunities skyrocket because again, no one is making anyone do anything, but we can choose to create more options & opportunities for ourselves by our willingness to put in effort & overcome feeling trapped. Thus "where there's a will, there's a way" makes a lot of sense because we're free to stick with crappy situations as long as we want, just as much as we're free to pursue other avenues. I had a friend who spent like 10 years going to night school & finally got out of her $13-an-hour job as an adult & became a nurse & started making $70k a year. It was a lot of hard work & sacrifice, both time-wise & financially, but she's been in that job for like 15 years now & loves what she does. The world is our oyster, but the price is effort! Which is especially important to understand as there are so many people willing to do take advantage of workers & not do right by them as human beings. But on the flip side, at least they're providing jobs, which puts food on the table. Like I said, it's a difficult situation. People feel trapped & many employers are more than happy to exploit their worker bees to the full extent that is legally possible, so ultimately we're responsible as individuals for how we want to proceed & what we're personally willing to put up with.