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The U.S retail giant planting a ‘wellness chamber’ in its warehouses?
Have you ever wanted a quiet place to get away from the stress at work for 5 minutes? Well… how about escaping to a wellness chamber.
Amazon is planning to put chambers in its warehouses to help stressed workers.
However, the company deleted the whole announcement on social media channels do to wide spread criticism, labelling it a “crying booth” or a “dystopian” work practice.
Amazon’s initial idea was for people to sit inside these boxes and watch videos of calming scenes with sounds and also meditate.
“During shifts employees can visit AmaZen stations and watch short videos featuring easy-to-follow well-being activities, including guided meditations, positive affirmations, calming scenes with sounds,” The company initially said.
Amazon said the “AmaZen” chamber would help staff focus on their mental health.
The US retail giant has been repeatedly criticised over working conditions in its facilities.