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Danielle Sinay
Jul 20, 2021
Bezos gave the term “tone deaf” a whole new meaning.
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Jeff Bezos is being blasted — both into outer space and by people who think he should keep both feet placed firmly on Earth and focus on more important things, like Amazon employees’ well-being.
The Amazon founder has attracted criticism for taking to space via rocket New Shepard, owned by his company Blue Origin, in light of the long-running complaints regarding working conditions at Amazon. Seeing as he is literally the richest person on Earth — worth an estimated $206 billion — he could undoubtedly resolve the workplace issues at Amazon and not even notice a dent in his fortune.
Tomorrow, Jeff Bezos will ride around on a rocketship for a little over 10 minutes. Amazon warehouse workers on “m… https://t.co/EOICEvSv1V— Andy Levin (@Andy Levin) 1626701230
But today, following the billionaire’s short jaunt to the edge of space, Bezos gave the term “tone deaf” a whole new meaning: He quite literally thanked Amazon employees for funding his trip.
Jeff Bezos: "I wanna thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this." https://t.co/HTLORzbfnY— The Recount (@The Recount) 1626796806
“I wanna thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this.”
@therecount If the phrase "shit-eating grin" hadn't already been coined, I'd invent it for this oleaginous display.— Li’l (@Li’l) 1626796950
Amazon has been criticised for years over the conditions for its workers, with reports of staff urinating in bottles for fear of missing delivery rates and regularly working 14-hour days. Meanwhile, Bezos, who has stepped down as Amazon CEO, saw his net worth increase by $70 billion during the pandemic. And then, of course, he sent himself to space whilst society continues to collapse around him.
"Jeff I know we're here to talk about your space ship but can we discuss how you're the richest man in the world an… https://t.co/hGdH70fXUh— Oliver Willis (@Oliver Willis) 1626693558
Jeff Bezos is going into space tomorrow. Yesterday, on earth, I saw a man search for food in a trash can.— Charles Preston (@Charles Preston) 1626701380
Class warfare is Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson becoming $250 billion richer during the pandemic, paying… https://t.co/pu6WeOJ225— Warren Gunnels (@Warren Gunnels) 1626636181
Quick while jeff bezos is in space let's bring Amazon into public ownership and pay workers a living wage— Northern Independence Party 🟨🟥 (@Northern Independence Party 🟨🟥) 1626786897
Guess it’s time for Amazon employees better to get to work on funding the next one…
Jeff Bezos had this message for his Amazon team after he successfully returned from space. https://t.co/0KqhI5hMH2— McNeil (@McNeil) 1626787872