[mad_as_he$$]

For every one of those programmers there are ten people moving merchandise in a warehouse that are given impossible standards of performance, managed by managers that think they are lords of the realm and making sure that full time regular employees are filtered out of the system when they hit the top tier of wages.

[Durus]

And? They aren't slaves right? No chains or anything like that? Presumably Amazon follows the laws to the bare minimum like 99% of other employers?

I don't know whether to start crying for the poor downtrodden work force, or figure out a way to replace them machines. While machines won't appreciate having a job in this economy they sure won't complain about it either.

I have had my share of tough jobs and there is no great trick to handling it. You do the best job you can while finding another job.