Amazon recently hosted job fairs and new-hire orientations where groups of up to 70 people were reportedly packed into one room

I'll bet Jeff Bezos doesn't go into these groups, or on the warehouse floors.

https://news.yahoo.com/amazon-recently-hosted-job-fairs-145632663.html

Avery Hartmans)
,Business Insider•April 1, 2020


Amazon recently hosted job fairs and new hire orientations, even as the coronavirus was spreading rapidly across the US.

According to a new report from Bloomberg's Spencer Soper and Matt Day, the ecommerce giant hosted large gatherings of new or potential employees as recently as March, sometimes packing as many as 70 people into one crowded room.

One man who attended an orientation event told Bloomberg he raised concerns about the amount of people gathered to an Amazon manager, who "made jokes and told me to leave if I was unhappy."

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On Monday, workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in New York City went on strike, protesting Amazon's health and safety policies. The workers demanded that Amazon shut down the warehouse for extra cleaning after another worker tested positive for coronavirus, and asked that the company offer paid time off for workers while it did so.

Later on Monday, Amazon fired the organizer of the strike, Chris Smalls, saying he violated social-distancing guidelines after the company asked him to stay home on paid sick leave.

Workers in Chicago also walked out on Monday night, and workers at a fulfillment center in Detroit are planning a walkout on Wednesday.