‘ There’s pressure. I’ve seen people pass out. They want robots

I have worked at the Dunfermline depot for the last two years on temporary agency.

How would I describe working there? Harsh and nasty.

There will be people who say its work and you should be grateful for any job you can get. I accept that.

But it’s far harder work than you could imagine. I’m 50 and have had various jobs before, including warehousing roles, but I’ve never experienced anything like Amazon.

The size of the place is simply staggering. It takes you ages to walk anywhere – including to the break areas. The vastness of the place eats into your time off.

I would do a 100 mile-daily commute just to get there. That would take 4-5 hours.

Packing was as it sounds – getting orders boxed and ready to send out to customers. It was fast-paced and mind-numbing. At the end of every shift you would be exhausted.

You were constantly drilled about how you were doing in relation to targets. It could affect your mental state. You felt pressurised.

My second year, I worked in stowing, the department who put the products on the shelves for people to “pick off” before sending out. I’d regularly walk 15 miles a shift.

You might be reading this and thinking you could walk that. But try doing it four nights in a row for three months – that’s what Amazon workers face.

One guy drank 12 cans of energy drink in one shift. He must have been frenetic but said he needed it to keep going.

Everything was timed – including toilet breaks. Tempers often frayed, fights were not uncommon. I saw people fall ill and pass out. I put it down to the work environment.

Amazon want robots not workers.