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My sister's friend worked in a Shein warehouse and told me something that changed my whole view
We were just hanging out and she mentioned she had to pack over 200 items an hour at her old job in a Shein warehouse in LA. She said the pay was so low she could barely afford her rent, and the managers would get mad if you slowed down. I always thought the low prices were just from smart business, but hearing that from someone who was there made it real. Has anyone else heard stories from people who worked in these places?
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fionafoster2mo ago
So what happens when someone gets hurt trying to meet that quota? Like, if she saw someone slip or strain themselves from moving too fast, did they even have a way to report it without getting punished for falling behind?
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thomas_price10d ago
So you're saying they'd rather risk someone pulling a muscle than give them an extra 30 seconds to walk carefully? I used to think safety stuff was mostly common sense, but hearing how the system punishes you for looking out for yourself definitely changed my mind.
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Damn, that's rough but not surprising. Did your sister's friend mention if they tracked bathroom breaks or had any kind of safety issues in the warehouse? I've read a couple things about insane quotas leading to people skipping water breaks just to keep up.
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young.ryan2mo ago
Yeah, I used to brush off those stories as people just complaining about a tough job. But hearing it firsthand from someone who worked there, the bathroom break thing is real. They track your time off task down to the minute. She said people would get written up if it looked like they were away from their station too often. It creates this awful choice between your health and keeping your job. That's what changed my mind, hearing how the system forces those choices.
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