My solution

One solution is to do nothing, there have been record sales and no real consequences as of yet.

If they keep doing what they are doing, yes at some point they will run out of workers at the current

turnover rate of 150% annually. However there will be workers for the warehouses for a long time and

Amazon can afford the 8 billion dollar annual cost for such a high turnover rate.  The only consequences

have been a few fines by OSHA one being around $60,000 and another being $46,000 which are less

than pennies for amazon in comparison to their annual profit. Amazon can also appeal the fines and

potentially get them lowered or completely thrown out by a court. The other consequence amazon has

faced is some states limiting the use of production monitoring using quotas for Employees. The public's

outcry hasn't garnered much real change besides a union forming in Staten Island for warehouse workers.

However this new union doesn't have the sway yet to demand accountability or change on a large scale.

For the most part no real consequences have hit amazon that could cause real damage to the company,

they don’t have to worry about losing many customers because their services are addictive to the consumer.

Shoppers can buy essentially anything and receive it within just a few days regardless of where they live. 

I think I would go with the Deontological framework because I believe it is the employers responsibility to

protect their employees. I think that the sense of duty is more persuasive because it is backed up by the

law and will have more of an effect than virtue or teleology. I don't think amazon as a corporation or the

executives have a large amount of virtue because they have been trained to focus on profits at all cost.

I think that the teleological framework won't work because it is focused on results and outcome and so far

Amazon’s profits have grown at an unprecedented rate. I think the deontological framework is the only

way to get Amazon to change because it is their duty and they have unlimited resources and pretty

much power to do whatever they want.  I think the law, specifically the department of labor and OSHA

agree with me and say that it is Amazon's responsibility and duty to provide safe working conditions for

their employees. Increase pay for workers, decrease the volume each worker is required to do allow for

employees to lift with another worker or equipment. Increase safety features around robots, forklifts,

pallet jacks, conveyer belts and any other types of machinery. Provide paid time off for injuries and

provide workers compensation. I think that most of the issues will be solved if Amazon started treating

their employees as human beings with lives outside of work. I think initially Amazon might see a slight

decrease in profit but after a while sales will increase because the customers are more likely to buy

from Amazon.

The second and ethical solution will in the short term cost more money however in the long term it

will save money. There will be less fines, less oversight by regulatory bodies which slows down

production. There will be less turnover which will lower the 8 billion dollar burden on Amazon to

constantly teach new employees. Yes for the short term Amazon could do nothing, weather the

consequences for now and still be productive. However the government will eventually get heavily

involved and the fines will grow and so will the lawsuits. Lawsuits can have a much larger impact than

fines and potentially cause a company to go bankrupt however this is unlikely with Amazon. Public

opinion might change so much that the market might force them to change which would cost the

company billions in revenue. This is why it is the right thing to do to treat your employees fairly

because they are the ones who make you money. Doing the ethical thing by paying their employees

will only increase the number of customers and increase profits in the long run. 

The second and ethical solution will in the short term cost more money however in the long term it will

save money. There will be less fines, less oversight by regulatory bodies which slows down production.

There will be less turnover which will lower the 8 billion dollar burden on Amazon to constantly teach

new employees. Yes for the short term Amazon could do nothing, weather the consequences for now

and still be productive. However the government will eventually get heavily involved and the fines will

grow and so will the lawsuits. Lawsuits can have a much larger impact than fines and potentially cause

a company to go bankrupt however this is unlikely with Amazon. . Public opinion might change so

much that the market might force them to change which would cost the company billions in revenue.

This is why it is the right thing to do to treat your employees fairly because they are the ones who

make you money. Doing the ethical thing by paying their employees will only increase the number of

customers and increase profits in the long run.

References: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/10/25/a-hard-hitting-investigative-report-into-amazon-shows-that-workers-needs-were-neglected-in-favor-of-getting-goods-delivered-quickly/?sh=7a48a28d51f5