Amazon's corporate HR problem

Black employees say the company’s failing them. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [Amazon’s Black employees say the company’s HR department is failing them]( With more than a million employees, Amazon is the second-largest employer in the United States. That leaves the company's HR department with a monumental task, because the way it treats its workers not only impacts Amazon but it also sets an example for the rest of the country. The company's controversial approach to optimizing labor in its warehouses is well documented. What it's like to work at Amazon corporate is a bit more of a mystery. It sounds rough. The New York Times once described Amazon's corporate offices as a place where people routinely cried at their desks, and today, some employees say they feel stuck at the bottom of the ladder. In interviews with Recode, dozens of Amazon employees detailed allegations of racial bias and discrimination on the job — and many of them said the company’s HR department was part of the problem. Recode senior correspondent Jason Del Rey has been reporting on the complaints about race and diversity at Amazon. His latest investigation takes a close look at Amazon HR. [Click to view images]( [MacKenzie Scott gives away billions, again]( With a recent $2.7 billion announcement, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos has donated $8.5 billion in less than a year. [ Sara Morrison / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Sotheby’s is selling a piece of web history, signed by its creator]( The father of the web sees promise in NFTs. [ Rebecca Heilweil / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Lina Khan is joining the FTC, and Big Tech should be worried]( Democrats and Republicans came together to confirm the antitrust expert to the Federal Trade Commission. [ Rebecca Heilweil / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [The Amazon that customers don’t see]( Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched. [ Jodi Kantor, Karen Weise, and Grace Ashford / [New York Times]( ] [Click to view images]( [Netflix has a plan to sell you toys, T-shirts, and concert Tickets]( Netflix Inc. has sold more than 200 million people a subscription to its streaming service. We’re about to find out if it can sell them anything else. [ Lucas Shaw / [Bloomberg]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [An oral history of Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.