My warehouse job changed overnight with this one robot

I used to walk 10 miles a day picking orders at a big Amazon warehouse in Phoenix. Last spring they brought in these little shelf-moving robots and now I mostly just stand at a station while they bring the shelves to me. The job is way easier on my knees (I'm 38 and was starting to feel it) but I also went from making $19 an hour to $16 because they said the work is simpler now. Has anyone else had their pay cut after automation made their job less physical?

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drew_jones311mo ago

Classic bait and switch, the pay cut made it not really a win.

blairc901mo ago

Yeah I read somewhere the fine print hid a bunch of fee changes too.

aaronsullivan1mo ago

Those fee changes were actually in the terms update last March, not hidden in the fine print.