Amazon workers share warehouse horror stories: Peeing in trash cans, constant surveillance, and asthma attacks on the job

A former Amazon warehouse worker described being stopped in his tracks by an “awful smell” emanating from the trash cans. The stench, he said, was “unmistakable” and led him to one conclusion: His coworkers were so worried about taking too long on a bathroom break that they had resorted to urinating in the bin.

“I never witnessed anyone in the act but have witnessed the aftermath,” the US staffer told Business Insider. “In three instances I had noticed an awful smell, pinpointed the location — trash bins that are scattered throughout the multitiered mezzanine — and reported it. From what I heard afterward, camera evidence got these associates fired.”