Lessons from Amazon's Warehouse Game Promo: Reward Employees, Allow them to Choose their Gift, But Don't Get OSHA Involved

My new gear I bought with my 75 Swag Bucks I earned at Amazon Ric 1 Fulfillment Center @amazon pic.twitter.com/V9TtKK2o7a

— L.D.B. (@IAMQuanByrd) December 23, 2022

In 2021, Amazon employees felt that branded merchandise wasn't enough of a reward for the work they were putting in, although company stores and branded merchandise often serve as an effective appreciation gift.

"You want to feel good about your workplace," one employee at an Alabama facility said at the time. "You want to feel like you're appreciated. But it's not like that here."