Reminds me of TV remotes that worked with sound. Both before my time but very interesting to read about.

Many people who have been in abusive work situations know that there’s a point when you should leave but the constant drain from the abuse keeps you in a state of exhaustion that prevents any action. It’s often only once this makes you so physically sick that you have to take the time off and realize this can’t go on any longer.

I believe this is the zone where Amazon wants to keep their employees. Fully exhausted, given up on any possible improvement.

If you find yourself in a situation like this, run like fuck.

It’s a bit misleading to phrase it as they did. Germany didn’t trial this. A few companies in Germany did. How many? Well fuck me if I know because the author does their best to keep any absolute numbers out of the article. I’m all for reducing work time since our productivity has easily risen enough to allow for that (once we eat the rich) but don’t try to sugarcoat it.