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An Amazon employee has sparked debate after suggesting that most delivery drivers speed-click through their vehicle safety checks.

The Amazon driver's supervisor said in a text that returning to the factory will "end with you not having a job come tomorrow morning," per Bloomberg.

Patrick Fallon/Getty Images Amazon asked its drivers in a survey if they're "able to find restrooms" on their routes. The drivers said the question missed the point of their problem — that they don't have time to.  "They're giving us monster routes," one driver told Insider.  Amazon asked its drivers in a recent survey if they were "able to find restrooms" while making deliveries, but workers said the question was missing their main problem — that they don't have enough time.  Several Amazon delivery drivers shared a screenshot of the survey with Insider o...

Keith Srakocic/AP Amazon delivery drivers say new cameras inside their vans can encourage safer driving. One driver who initially bristled at the cameras told Insider that he now sees them as an "insurance policy." AI surveillance cameras are becoming more common across the delivery industry. Some Amazon delivery drivers are chafing at a new camera system that watches them inside their vans. But the driver-facing cameras are becoming more common across the industry — and drivers also say there are some key advantages to the new monitoring system.  Insider spok...

Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images The median Amazon worker made $29,007 in 2020, a $159 increase from the year prior. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 58:1 at Amazon, which is lower than Walmart, CVS, and others. Amazon raised its minimum wage in the US to $15 per hour in 2018.  The median Amazon worker made $29,007 in 2020, according to the company's annual proxy statement. The median pay, calculated using the compensation of all full- and part-time permanent and temporary employees worldwide except the CEO, was a $159 increase from the year prior.  Bezos earned 58 t...