Whole Foods workers say conditions declined after Amazon takeover
Employees described increasing pressure to push Amazon Prime deals and memberships, understaffing and increased workloads
Since being bought by Amazon two years ago, employees at Whole Foods say their working conditions have declined markedly amid pressure to push Amazon Prime deals and memberships, plus widespread understaffing, increased workloads and labor budget cuts.
Amazon announced in June 2017 it would buy Whole Foods. In interviews with 24 Whole Foods employees across the US, workers described an increasingly pressured environment and the erosion of Whole Foods’ corporate culture.
Workers interviewed were reluctant to speak on the record for fear of retaliation.
“Amazon has changed the company so much to the point where I can’t recognize Whole Foods any more,” said one Whole Foods worker in California. “It sends chills down my spine every day to see the store I love bombarded with everything and anything Amazon, from the Prime signs, Amazon lockers, Amazon meal kits and the Prime shoppers.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/16/whole-foods-amazon-prime-working-conditions
Again, this Amazon oligarchy paid zero in taxes made a 59 billion profit................while Jeff Bezo's makes :
Per hour, he makes a whopping $8,961,187 million — that's roughly 315 times Amazon's $28,466 median annual worker pay. An Amazon worker earning the $15 minimum wage would need to work about 597,412 hours, or 24 hours a day for about 68 years, just to earn what Bezos makes in one hour. Oct 3, 2018
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-makes-every-day-hour-minute-2018-10
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