In a place like amazon, fortoment center is just looking at the algorithm and almost reporting to the employee. And it fundamentally changes the relationship a worker has with their boss. The same thing happens every time workers walk out at an amazon fulfilment center. You know, workers want some agency. It's partly about dignity, but for a lot of people, it's also just that they legitimately want to be able to push back"
At some point in their journey, 90% of the world's goods travel by ship. Ordering something on Amazon may be simple, but getting to your front door is anything but. It's a topic that Christopher Mims, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, covers in his book Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.
In this episode producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Mims about his book, covering topics including: - The roots of the microchip shortage - Why Uber had a difficult time disrupting the trucking industry. - What it’s like to work in an Amazon fulfillment center - How to explain the metaverse to your mom
You can follow Christopher Mims on Twitter @mims.
Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Christopher Mims Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd
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