Ageism abuse

I am so happy I found this site! We need a labor union at Amazon. Jeff Bezos is making billions of dollars on our backs while we are being grossly underpaid and mistreated. I’m sick of it and so are my colleagues. We need to put a union in place to protect us and force the company to pay better.

I have seen ageism is alive and well in my department and God forbid you get sick. I have survived one year at Amazon and know of at least 6 people who have been fired. Two of them had health issues and were targeted. I’m in my 50’s and well aware of my vulnerability. I have excellent metrics but it doesn’t matter. If they decide they want you gone, they’ll make it happen.

HR is a total joke. They fall in line with whatever management tells them to do. We have no protection for employees.

I have tried to get interviewed for other positions internally but when hiring managers find out I’m in my 50’s, all of a sudden they stop replying to my requests to apply. I need a good paying job to survive in Seattle. It’s very expensive to live here and we should be compensated fairly.