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The first day is supposed to be about learning the job. For some new Amazon workers, it becomes the day they decide to quit. The nonstop walking, repetitive tasks, warehouse heat or noise, strict productivity expectations, and sheer scale of the operation can be a shock for people who are not prepared for the pace. In this video, new and former Amazon workers describe their first-day experiences and explain what made some of them decide that one shift was enough.