I sadly agree that this is a common, broader problem.
While I was working for a dot.com firm I was told 2 years in a row that my work had been great but I wasn’t being promoted because I had had or was going to have a maternity leave (2 kids 18 months apart). My successful husband chose to be the stay-at-home Dad so that I…
Thanks for sharing. It’s critical to get these stories out — not just re: Amazon, but the larger one of Employer Sponsored Insurance (ESI). It’s an accident of history (WW II specifically) and America is one of only 2 countries where it’s still practiced (the other is South Africa). ESI cannot work — and shouldn’t be allowed — for the exact reasons…
As a mother, person who has had cancer, and a women who has spent many dollars on Amazon/Amazon prime, I find this so disheartening. I have tried to steer my buying power to companies who act and treat their employees in a responsible, compassionate manner. I can no long say that about Amazon. The company they represented themselves to be was a lie……
I’m a caucasian male working in IT. I think the marginalization of women is completely wrong — purely idiotic. I have a daughter and maybe she’ll love building software as much as I do. I want her to have equal opportunities based on how good she is, not based on gender. The IT hipsters / bros should wake up — they could have a daughter soon. Is this…
After reading Jeff Bezos’ memo upon reading NYT article, I wanted to give him benefit of the doubt.
I kept reading comments from ex-employees on Linkedin and other social websites and I can see that it has come to a scale that they cannot sweep it under rug anymore.
