Every 3 years layoffs too. Amazon tracks warehouse workers' every move because Jeff Bezos thinks people are inherently lazy, report says He pointed to a short-term employment model that doesn't provide employees many opportunities for advancement and to the way Amazon used technology to keep workers on task. Amazon doesn't guarantee wage increases after a worker's first three years, the report said, as a way to oust employees who might become too comfortable at Amazon or turn "disgruntled."