Amazon’s AI Fired People for Taking Bathroom Breaks
YEET MAGAZINE [Unofficial]
May 12, 2026
Amazon’s system works like this: every employee’s every move is tracked. Scan a package. Walk to a shelf. Pick an item. Put it in a tote. The AI calculates exactly how many seconds each task should take. If you fall behind — even to use the bathroom — the system logs “Time Off Task.”
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