'Fake' Amazon workers defend company on Twitter
This old TechCrunch article from 2018 (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;08&#x2F;23&#x2F;what-is-this-weird-twitter-army-of-amazon-drones-cheerfully-defending-warehouse-work&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;08&#x2F;23&#x2F;what-is-this-weird-twitter...</a>) posted at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=26636153" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=26636153</a> has a former &quot;Amazon Ambassador&quot; actually explain that job:<p>&gt; An actual former ambassador and three year Florida warehouse veteran Chris Grantham explained it in more detail to Yahoo Finance’s Krystal Hu, who shared the information with TechCrunch:<p>&gt;&gt; When I was there they just got an extra paid day off and a gift card after Peak [pre-holiday season]. This is what I got. A paid day off (that expired in 3 weeks lol) and a $50 Amazon gift card. Plus, they gave us lunch. Coldcuts and sandwich bread. I absolutely did not get paid more to train people.<p>&gt;&gt; Ambassador isn’t a ‘job’ you do every day, its just something you are trained to do. You go to a 4 hour class and they teach you how to teach others to tie a knot using a set of instructions. This is how new hires a supposed to be taught. You are supposed to teach them right from a script using a set protocol. Becoming an ambassador was a way to get out of loading trucks, or packing boxes for 10 to 12 hrs. You may ambassador 1 day then unload trucks for the next 3.<p>&gt;&gt; I stopped doing it after the first year I was there because it didn’t pay more. It’s voluntary. Your manager picks them. Generally speaking ambassadors are the “kiss asses” of the department.<p>&gt; In case it isn’t obvious, Chris is no longer at Amazon and is happy to speak his mind. Thanks for helping us clear this up, Chris.