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This is how Amazon is using video games to make warehouse work less arduous

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Published : May 23, 2019, 11:08 am IST
Updated : May 23, 2019, 11:08 am IST

Amazon warehouse workers race to fill customer orders and their progress are registered in a video game format, in return for goodies.

These games are optional for the pickers and Stowers at Amazon warehouses. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)
 These games are optional for the pickers and Stowers at Amazon warehouses. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)

The working conditions at Amazon's warehouses are infamous for their borderline inhuman productivity goals. However, to keep things interesting, or probably to push competition, the e-commerce giant is taking the help of video games.

According to Washington Post, Amazon warehouse workers race to fill customer orders and their progress are registered in a video game format, in return for goodies and points. This format is aimed at reducing the stress associated with a physically demanding job.

These games are optional for the pickers and Stowers at Amazon warehouses. Amazon said that it doesn't penalise for non-participation. Nonetheless, the company tracks its workers closely for speed and efficiency.

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