Amazon Drivers Complain Their Ability To Sing Along With The Radio Is Being Stifled: Report [Update]
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The retail giant has reportedly started monitoring delivery drivers who sing along to the radio claiming it’s a cause of distracted driving

Amazon trying to cover their ass?

Updated Wednesday, September 4, 2024 5:10 p.m. EST - Amazon reached out to deny the reports of a crack down on singing along with the radio in trucks and provided this PR video clip as evidence. A PR spokesperson told Jalopnik: “This post is completely inaccurate. Amazon has never issued guidance or communications to Delivery Service Partners that prohibits singing in the vehicle.”

https://youtu.be/3ddtY_iOrk8

  • @[email protected]
    12•3 months ago

    Read between the lines in Amazon’s response.

    They probably monitor the drivers for lip movements to see if they’re talking on the phone, but their monitoring can’t differentiate between singing or talking to one’s self and talking or singing to someone else, so everyone gets flagged. The drivers know the best way to avoid the ire of management is to simply not move their lips.

    It may not be an outright prohibition, but it does have a chilling effect, which makes it as good as one.