Impact of COVID
Did COVID-19 impact Amazon in a mainly positive or negative way?
Positive
Cause: Orders and performance pressure increased in the warehouses.
Effect: Amazon decided to hire more workers and temporarily increase hazard pay to an extra two dollars/pounds/euros per hour.
Psychological needs
Breathing, food, water, basic needs.
Quarantine mandates affecting mental state.
What was Amazon's original name?
Amazon was originally called Cadabra, a play on the word "abracadabra"
What was Amazon's initial response to Covid-19?
Business as usual, ensuring associates safety by avoiding virus transmission at work.
Cause: Amazon employees were working more hours because of hire demand.
Effect: Amazon claims to have, at an early stage, adopted thermal cameras, provided protective personal equipment, and encourage social distancing between workers, and increased both warehouse cleaning and number of breaks.
Safety needs.
Health, employment, property.
Taking measures to avoid the infection (gloves, hand sanitizers, masks required)
What is underneath the word Amazon in their logo?
A smile!
What were some of the challenges faced by Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Demand increase, labor increase.
Cause: By early April, the number of warehouses that had reported at least one case had reached over 50.
Effect: The corporation expanded it’s paid sick leave policy to cover suspected cases or those caring for others who had tested positive compared to sick leave days only for positive cases.
Social needs.
Friendship, family, sense of belonging.
Social distancing rule affected the social needs of employees.
True or False: Amazon ships to more than 100 countries, excluding Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
True
What were Amazon's employees feelings about how the company handled COVID-19?
Positive, due to benefits provided to employees during the pandemic.
Esteem needs.
Confidence, achievement, respect for others.
Those who managed to keep their jobs and continue to earn a salary gained self-confidence.
When was Amazon's original private label brand launched?
2009
What were some of the things Amazon did during the COVID-19 pandemic for employees?
Benefits
$2.5 million dollars in bonuses.
$25 million dollars towards relief fund.
Self-Actualization.
Feeling satisfied and accepting that all you can be.
Many failed to meet this need during COVID-19.
What is Amazon's motto?
“Work hard, Have fun, Make history”