Jeff Bezos blew off Amazon employees' proposal at the shareholder's meeting and they were miffed: 'This is not the kind of leadership we need'

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Despite the cold-shoulder from their boss, they aren't giving up. They want their company to be a climate change leader, not a contributor.

, gathered outside to protest work conditions and Amazon's facial recognition software.

Amazon's board of directors did not back the proposal, arguing that the company's green initiatives were plentiful enough. And, since shareholder proposals virtually never pass without board support, it was was voted down.

In years past, an employee badge was enough to get into the meeting, Cunningham said at the press conference. Many employees are paid in stock so they are shareholders. This year, however, the badge wasn't enough. They had to prove their their stock ownership, Cunningham said. He pointed out that as an employee, it would be unacceptable not to have deadlines for his projects. He asked Bezos point blank:"What is the date for when we will achieve 100% renewables for all of Amazon's operations?"

 

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I side with Bezos on this one

Oh puhlease. Everyone so entitled these days. The guy is a very large shareholder, he has a vote like everyone else. If they don't like it, they don't have to work there.

sorry then no company, those jets run on fuel...no packages no company

He blew off his wife too

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