PRIME CUTS: Amazon Planning to Layoff 10,000 Employees, Will Start This Week
PRIME CUTS: Amazon Planning to Layoff 10,000 Employees, Will Start This Week
By The FirstTech cuts come for Amazon. According to a New York Times report, Jeff Bezos and Co. are preparing to cut more than 10,000 jobs at Amazon from the company’s devices organization, retail division and human resources. It would be the largest wave of cuts in the company’s history. From The New York Times: The cuts …
NOT A PRIME LOCATION: Amazon Moving Employees Out of Seattle, Area Too Violent
NOT A PRIME LOCATION: Amazon Moving Employees Out of Seattle, Area Too Violent
Seattle is too violent for Amazon workers. According to the New York Post, Amazon will temporarily relocate employees from their downtown Seattle office due to violent crime spikes in the area. “Given recent incidents near 3rd (Ave) and Pine (St), we’re providing employees currently at that location with alternative office space elsewhere,” an Amazon spokesman …
PRIME CONCERN: Amazon Suspends Black Lives Matter From Charity Program
PRIME CONCERN: Amazon Suspends Black Lives Matter From Charity Program
According to Fox Business, Amazon was forced to remove Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) from their charity program amid questions about the group’s financial transparency. “AmazonSmile, which donates 0.5% from purchases to designated nonprofits, still lists dozens of local Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapters among its thousands of approved charities, but noticeably absent …
‘Mayor Pete’ Documentary
‘Mayor Pete’ Documentary
Length 4:09
Dana discusses the release of Amazon Prime original documentary ‘Mayor Pete,’ on Buttiegieg’s presidential run.
NOT FUNNY! Amazon’s ‘Inclusion Playbook’ Includes Rules for Humor & Satire
NOT FUNNY! Amazon’s ‘Inclusion Playbook’ Includes Rules for Humor & Satire
Sounds like a knee-slapper. According to The Daily Wire, “Amazon Studios’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team released an “inclusion playbook” that sets standards for the number of minority and underrepresented employees and characters required to create a movie or series.” Okay, okay. So maybe this isn’t too bad. Afterall, the best art is made by …