The Warehouse: Workers and Robots at Amazon by Alessandro Delfanti (English) Pap

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Warehouse by Alessandro Delfanti Amazons despotic automation and surveillance technologies may well be its downfall FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Work hard, have fun, make history proclaims the slogan on the walls of Amazons warehouses. This cheerful message hides a reality of digital surveillance, aggressive anti-union tactics and disciplinary layoffs. Reminiscent of the tumult of early industrial capitalism, the hundreds of thousands of workers who help Amazon fulfil consumers desire are part of an experiment in changing the way we all work.In this book, Alessandro Delfanti takes readers inside Amazons warehouses to show how technological advancements and managerial techniques subdue the workers rather than empower them, as seen in the sensors that track workers every movement around the floor and algorithmic systems that re-route orders to circumvent worker sabotage. He looks at new technologies including robotic arms trained by humans and augmented reality goggles, showing that their aim is to standardise, measure and discipline human work rather than replace it.Despite its innovation, Amazon will always need living labours flexibility and low cost. And as the warehouse is increasingly automated, worker discontent increases. Striking under the banner we are not robots, employees have shown that they are acutely aware of such contradictions. The only question remains: how long will it be until Amazons empire collapses? Author Biography Alessandro Delfanti teaches Digital Media at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Biohackers: The Politics of Open Science (Pluto, 2013). Table of Contents List of figures A note on methods Acknowledgments 1. Relentless2. Work hard 3. Have fun 4. Customer obsession 5. Reimagine now 6. Make history Notes Index Review This accessible and richly detailed book brings together fascinating interviews with Italian Amazon workers, historical and economic analysis, and thoughtful critique -- Lisa Nakamura, Lisa Nakamura, Director of the Digital Studies Institute and the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture at the University of MichiganDelfanti has done here what more critics of Amazon should - listen carefully to the people whose work makes the corporation function. Those of us fighting for a better future than Amazons dystopia have much to learn from this book -- Dania Rajendra, Inaugural Director, Athena CoalitionTakes us to the heart of Amazons empire and masterfully unpacks the intensive labor, hyper-surveillance, and gamification of work that warehouse laborers experience each day -- Veena Dubal, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of LawDeftly examines the dichotomy between Amazons public personas and its union-busting, worker-surveilling behavior in fulfillment centers around the world -- Engadget Long Description Work hard, have fun, make history proclaims the slogan on the walls of Amazons warehouses. This cheerful message hides a reality of digital surveillance, aggressive anti-union tactics and disciplinary layoffs. Reminiscent of the tumult of early industrial capitalism, the hundreds of thousands of workers who help Amazon fulfil consumers desire are part of an experiment in changing the way we all work. In this book, Alessandro Delfanti takes readers inside Amazons warehouses to show how technological advancements and managerial techniques subdue the workers rather than empower them, as seen in the sensors that track workers every movement around the floor and algorithmic systems that re-route orders to circumvent worker sabotage. He looks at new technologies including robotic arms trained by humans and augmented reality goggles, showing that their aim is to standardise, measure and discipline human work rather than replace it. Despite its innovation, Amazon will always need living labours flexibility and low cost. And as the warehouse is increasingly automated, worker discontent increases. Striking under the banner we are not robots, employees have shown that they are acutely aware of such contradictions. The only question remains: how long will it be until Amazons empire collapses? Details ISBN0745342175 Author Alessandro Delfanti Short Title The Warehouse Publisher Pluto Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0745342175 ISBN-13 9780745342177 Subtitle Workers and Robots at Amazon Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-10-20 Imprint Pluto Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-10-20 NZ Release Date 2021-10-20 UK Release Date 2021-10-20 Pages 192 Illustrations 4 Figures Translator Mark Ledsom Edited by Russell Newton Birth 1865 Death 1944 Affiliation Lovely Professional University, India Position Translator Qualifications QC Alternative 9780745342160 DEWEY 331.2598 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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