Amazon’s HR problem

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Society & Culture, Science, Technology

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

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 editor Sam Oltman is here to discuss. Read the report here: https://www.vox.com/recode/22524538/amazon-diversity-black-employees-human-resources-department Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes) Producer: Taylor Maycan Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.5	Amazon has never had a reputation of being an easy place to work.
0:50.5	While stories about the challenges faced by Amazon warehouse workers
0:54.5	are painfully familiar, we're now learning more about how things are also bad at headquarters.
1:00.5	Earlier this year, recode senior correspondent Jason Del Rey reported that black Amazon employees say the company also has a race problem.
1:09.5	Internal data shows black employees are promoted less often and rated more harshly than their white counterparts.
1:16.5	Last week, a new recode report details how employees say Amazon's race problem is worse than we first reported.
1:23.5	And that the company's HR department is one of the roots of the problem.
1:32.5	Here to discuss the latest is recodes editor and my boss, Sam Boltman.
1:36.5	Hi, Sam.
1:37.5	Hey, Adam.
1:38.5	So Jeff Bezos has famously said that Amazon's goal is to be Earth's most customer-centric company.
1:44.5	How has that goal affected the employee experience?
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