For Amazon workers in Minnesota, Prime Day means protest

Brady said her co-workers’ productivity rates are also broadcast over the warehouses’ loudspeaker to encourage everyone to push themselves harder.Amazon responded to the criticism by saying that workers’ performance is evaluated over time “as we know that a variety of things could impact the ability to meet expectations in any given day or hour.” Company policy requires that more than 75 percent of workers exceed their rate expectations before any changes are considered. Brady herself worries that after Monday, the company could penalize her by making it harder for her to meet her expected rates — or that she could be fired altogether.Amazon said workers are free to take paid time off and that there is a zero-tolerance policy for retaliating against employees who speak out.Still, Brady shoved her fears aside and spent Saturday perfecting her speech.“There are a lot of people who say that if you don’t like the way it is, leave,” Brady said.