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I worked at Amazon during its early years. Jeff Bezos didn't seem to care about anything but his mission — but it was hard not to like him.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Steve Yegge, a 56-year-old from Washington, about working at Amazon — founded in 1994 — from 1998 to 2005. The following has been ...
Entrepreneur

I Work at Amazon and I Plan on ‘Coffee Badging’ Instead of Working From the Office 5 Days a Week

Amazon announced a return-to-office mandate requiring five days a week in the office from January. One employee based in Germany told Business Insider that he plans to continue “coffee badging.” The ...
The Spokesman-Review

Amazon workers at high risk of injury during Prime Day, says Sen. Sanders

Amazon’s injury rate during its busiest periods of the year – Prime Day and the holiday shopping season – may be even higher than previously reported, according to an analysis from Sen. Bernie Sanders ...
Forbes

Amazon Killed Remote Work. Is RTO The New Normal?

Increasing return to office (RTO) policies are signaling the end of the post-pandemic remote work era. When COVID-19 shut down offices worldwide, the shift to remote work was fast and complete. Homes ...

Riverside Amazon workers walk off the job in the middle of the night

The 1:55 a.m. night shift walkout at the Krameria Avenue facility — known in Amazon circles as DJT6 — is the latest public display of what union leaders say is a growing push to improve pay and ...
The Daily Dot

‘I can hear everything with the horrible quality’: Amazon worker says she has to buy Amazon’s ‘expensive’ earphones to be allowed to listen to music

In a viral video with 1.5 million views, user prettyb*tchjass (@bahhdjass) found a comical way to express outrage over the cost of the company’s headphones. In the clip, a self-described Amazon ...