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From @branwen in another thread - just in case anyone is still using Amazon, srsly, have a word with yourself:
Katie Doan, who worked at the Tustin Whole Foods in Orange County for three years, says she was fired on Wednesday for “time theft” when she took a 45 minute break to recover from a panic attack. For many Whole Foods employees and other grocery store workers around the country, working at the company has been stressful and anxiety-inducing, in part because of the ever-present risk of catching COVID-19. Motherboard viewed a copy of the terms of her separation from the company.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3zd9g/whole-foods-just-fired-an-employee-who-kept-track-of-coronavirus-cases
Earlier this week, 11 local broadcasters were caught airing “news” segments that were actually advertisements praising Amazon’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Experts say the ads—which featured an Amazon PR rep pretending to be a reporter—not only violated the law, but are a shining example of how media consolidation is slowly destroying quality local journalism.
The ads were part of an Amazon press release lauding the company for its “innovation” during the COVID-19 crisis. And while some ethical reporters correctly balked at the idea of running marketing fluff as news, some stations ran the prepared segment as hard news without informing viewers they were watching an Amazon infomercial.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kpvm9/tv-stations-broke-law-by-airing-amazon-propaganda-as-news-experts-say
Just in case there was any doubt about Amazon being evil