'Despair closet' | Amazon slammed after unveiling new wellbeing initiative

Amazon has come under fire several times when it comes to the treatment of staff; the online retailer has been previously accused of preventing employees from taking toilet breaks, while a previous report claimed that Amazon wanted staff to be automatically fired without any human involvement.

Now the firm has once again been caught up in news headlines regarding a new wellbeing strategy.

In a press release shared by the firm, which outlines Amazon’s employee-designed health and safety programme called WorkingWell, it revealed that workers across US operations will have access to AmaZen, a booth where workers are able to take a break inside to watch “videos featuring easy-to-follow wellbeing activities, including guided meditations, positive affirmations, calming scenes with sounds, and more”.

Amazon has dubbed them as “individual interactive kiosks at buildings”.