Jeff Bezos Under Fire After Whole Foods CEO Tells Employees To Donate Sick Time
It seems like serial entrepreneurial Jeff Bezos is under major heat after his Whole Foods CEO told employees to help pay share their sick time with other colleagues amid coronavirus.
As a way to get through the pandemic, CEO, John Mackey stated, “Team Members who have a medical emergency or death in their immediate family can receive donated PTO hours, not only from Team Members in their own location, but also from Team Members across the country.”
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While the company, which Amazon acquired in 2017, could afford to offer its workers unlimited paid sick time, Mackey instead suggested the above, and added that the company will offer unlimited, unpaid time off during the month of March, and two weeks of paid time off for those who test positive for the novel virus.
The later policy was also announced and adopted by Amazon and tech companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart.
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As employees and critics took to social media to blast the company, its officials and more, Whole Foods has yet to comment, but an Amazon spokesperson did.
They stated, “This is a longstanding Whole Foods Market program from prior to the acquisition. Amazon is matching all funds to the Whole Foods Fund since the acquisition to support the team needs during this unprecedented event, and all Whole Foods team members have access to the 2-weeks paid time off related to coronavirus that was announced for all Amazon employees.“
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