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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 03:46 PM Oct 2021

A mom told Jeff Bezos that Amazon was underpaying her $90 a month, sparking an internal probe that f [View all]

found the company was shortchanging some workers

An email sent to Jeff Bezos from an Amazon worker who was on leave triggered an internal investigation that exposed flaws with the company's payroll system, The New York Times reported.

Tara Jones, an Oklahoma Amazon warehouse worker, emailed Bezos in 2020 to tell him she was being underpaid $90 out of $540 she was supposed to get a month, The Times reported. She had a newborn baby at the time, The Times said.

"I'm behind on bills, all because the pay team messed up," Jones wrote in her email. She added, "I'm crying as I write this email," the report said.

The Times interviewed Amazon staff and reviewed internal documents that showed that Amazon subsequently discovered it was shortchanging some employees who were on leave, including medical and disability leave. The problems spanned at least a year and a half, and it potentially affected as many as 179 warehouses.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/a-mom-told-jeff-bezos-that-amazon-was-underpaying-her-90-a-month-sparking-an-internal-probe-that-found-the-company-was-shortchanging-some-workers-a-report-says/ar-AAPVDtg

I imagine she's a part time worker if she's only getting $540 a month.
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