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  • John Oliver’s Latest Show Went Very Hard At Amazon [Video]

    02 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone in Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Television
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    Nowadays, everyone is doing their best to live that convenient life.

    Meals for the week delivered to your door are a huge plus, and the same is true for online shopping.

    Click, pay, and wait for the goodies to arrive – nice.

    If you ask the people that work in the warehouses at, say, Amazon, it’s a bit of a different vibe on the floor. Much like the picture painted by that ‘Amazon Race’ game, the working conditions aren’t always that pleasant.

    During Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver went in for a closer look at warehouses. As you can imagine, Amazon wasn’t impressed, but we will get to that later.

    Go for it, John:

    Not a great look.

    Let’s get to the response from Amazon via Rolling Stone:

    “As a fan of the show, I enjoy watching John make an entertaining case for the failings of companies … But he is wrong on Amazon. Industry-leading $15 minimum wage and comprehensive benefits are just one of many programs we offer,” said Amazon executive Dave Clark in a statement.

    “We are proud of the safe, quality work environment in our facilities … But unlike over 100,000 other people this year, John and his producers did not take us up on our invitation to tour one of our facilities … If they had they would have met the amazing people who work in our operations. People whose passion and commitment are what makes the Amazon customer experience special. I am proud of our team and to suggest they would work in an environment like the one portrayed is insulting.”

    John Oliver can say with certainty that he’s been called far worse than ‘insulting’ during his time as host of Last Week Tonight.

    Amazon, your move.

    [source:rollingstone]

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