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I knew several employees at the Lexington, KY facility and none described the job as fantastic relative to other options. Proof is that all of them have moved on to other jobs, some of which pay less, because the conditions are better. I've heard packing is the worst job, mainly because of ~100 degree indoor temperatures in the Summer months. Another commonly cited issue was that there were many meth addicts working there, presumably because it did not show up on a drug test. Not sure if conditions have changed since then, or if they're different at each warehouse; just another anecdotal data point.

>>bigbob+(OP)
I can't speak to the conditions at Amazon warehouses since I don't know anyone who works there, but warehouse jobs are hard physical labor. Add on top shitty management and I can see why they'd look for alternatives.

The warehouse I worked in doesn't sounds that different. I worked the night shift, so had the joy of working in temperatures of 100F because the tar roof would radiate heat all night and there was minimal ventilation. Dust gets everywhere so you have a nice coating of sweat and dirt after a shift. Once time the warehouse was flood, but product needed to go out, so it was 100F and 90% humidity.

Still a better job than the alternatives I had!