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Amazon wants to help its workers with stress and mental health problems. The company plans to put special booths in its warehouses to help workers relax. They are called "wellness chambers". The booths are part of a new scheme called "WorkingWell". Workers can sit inside a booth and watch videos about relaxation. Amazon has said the chambers are part of a system called "AmaZen". Zen is a practice whereby people meditate and focus on being calm. The company said: "During shifts, employees can visit AmaZen stations and watch short videos featuring easy-to-follow well-being activities, including guided meditations...and calming scenes with sounds."
Not all was calm and Zen-like on social media after Amazon shared a video of the AmaZen chamber on its Twitter account. Many social media users criticised the video and the idea of the wellness chamber. Most of the criticism was because of working conditions at Amazon's warehouses. Britain's Independent newspaper reported on an Amazon worker who said the chambers would not work. The worker described his experiences of working at Amazon. He said: "You don't get treated like a person. They work you like a robot… You don't have time to...get water. You don't have time to go to the bathroom." Amazon said: "The health and safety of employees is [our] number one priority and has been since day one."
Comprehension questions- Where will Amazon put is special anti-stress booths?
- What is the name of the scheme the booths are part of?
- What can workers watch videos about?
- When can Amazon employees visit the AmaZen stations?
- What can workers receive guidance on?
- Where did Amazon share a video of its AmaZen chamber?
- What was most of the criticism Amazon received about?
- What did a worker say Amazon worked people like?
- What did the worker say he didn't have time to get?
- Since when has workers' health and safety been Amazon's priority?
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