Amazon warns workers about workplace suicides due to workload, email leaked

Amazon has warned its employees about how the busy sale season can drive people to suicide and harm their mental health.

In a bizarre turn of events, Amazon has given a heads-up to its employees about how the busy season can make them feel “suicidal” via an email. The e-commerce giant went on to warn users to not take out their grudges on colleagues or incite violence in the workplace due to work pressure. Amazon seems to be well aware of the pressure its employees are put through during special sales like Prime Day.

Prime Day sale is hosted every year for Prime members exclusively. It is an extremely stressful period for the people on the ground as well as people working from the Amazon offices because the number of orders increases rapidly. Amazon’s one-day delivery offering also keeps the logistics team on their toes. The special sales require the employees to work overtime without taking leaves.