High turnover rate. Before receiving my employee ID code for the time clock, and after working there for two days, I was accused of potential fraud because I couldn't remember the exact time I left, due to arriving late with BART issues. This was because I had to manually fill out a time sheet (a day after the fact--and couldn't remember the exact time I had left--to make up time for being late). They literally threatened to look at the cameras, to verify the time. This was also after doubting unrelated answers to direct questions, three times. After every response they, wouldn't take anything I said at face value, and then verified my answers behind my back, with slightly different variations of what I had told them. Immediately putting me on the defense, and clearly establishing a relationship devoid of any trust. I had not given them any reason to distrust me. They threw me onto the warehouse floor on a Saturday, having only completed training two days before. The person who issues safety gloves, didn't work on Saturdays. I cut my finger as a result, and no one seemed to be bothered about it. Again, no gloves on Sunday. After almost being run over by a forklift driver who wasn't watching where he was going, I brought up safety concerns. One of which was the fact that they didn't have water and cups available to the employees. They had the nerve to say that "it wasn't a safety violation". After being threatened that they were going to look at the camera to verify that what I was telling them was true, I told them to submit whatever time they think it should be. This discrepancy was over $17 (for one hour); when OSHA violations cost tens of thousands. They also TWICE alluded to the fact that me, and the only other white guy in the warehouse, "stand out", because we're white. So it was "easy to check the tape, to see if I was lying". Uncertified forklift drivers recklessly fly around the 5 mph warehouse, not watching where they're going. Some can't see where they're going because boxes are stacked above eye level, so they occasionally peer around them while driving--but only to see if they are going in the right general direction. No eye contact is being made, to acknowledge that they see you. Vice versa. I mentioned no water cups. No water fountains on the floor. I've worked at many warehouses, and even at Amazon--which is notoriously harsh--but this one takes the cake. At least Amazon is extremely "safety aware". You/I might end up dying in this warehouse. Beware!
I'm taking a risk on being fired for posting this. But that's a small price to pay for telling the truth about slave labor conditions, at a Swiss Company, who has apparently adopted standards which are deplorable--even for America.
