Amazon CEO wrote: 'There is no instruction manual for how to feel at a time like this, and I know this causes stress for everyone.'
Earlier this month, Amazon logistics workers
The company also recently announced it would provide up to two weeks of pay to all employees diagnosed with the coronavirus or placed into quarantine, as well as provide unlimited unpaid time off for all hourly employees through the month of March.This isn't business as usual, and it's a time of great stress and uncertainty. It's also a moment in time when the work we're doing is its most critical.
Across the world, people are feeling the economic effects of this crisis, and I'm sad to tell you I predict things are going to get worse before they get better. We're hiring for 100,000 new roles and raising wages for our hourly workers who are fulfilling orders and delivering to customers during this period of stress and turmoil. At the same time, other businesses like restaurants and bars are being forced to shut their doors.
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