Is he Sirius?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos accomplished the mission of annoying many at a press conference Tuesday for his private rocket company Blue Origin, which made a brief flight into space earlier that day.
“I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all of this,” the billionaire said.
.@JeffBezos speaking truth after successful #BlueOrigin flight:
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) July 20, 2021
“I also want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all of this.” https://t.co/hMS01eRzMs pic.twitter.com/3CueAOX9M8
And although the remark seemed to have been in jest, many on Twitter didn’t find it funny.
Space Cowboy Jeff Bezos cuts a heel promo immediately after returning from space…
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 20, 2021
“Hey… THANKS FOR PAYING FOR MY SPACE FUN NERDS” pic.twitter.com/kkvB90PMiZ
Jeff Bezos really was like "your stolen wages made this possible!"
— Wagatwe Wanjuki 🇰🇪 🇧🇸 (@wagatwe) July 20, 2021
Jeff Bezos's space flight lasted 11 minutes. On average he has gotten $1.6 million richer every 11 minutes in the pandemic.
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) July 20, 2021
An Amazon warehouse employee could work 50 years and still wouldn't make $1.6 million. And they get no paid sick leave in a pandemic.
Jeff Bezos busted unions so that the personal wealth he gained as a shareholder from paying his workers lower wages would, among other things, fund his trip to space. https://t.co/JYJQYYVY3h
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) July 20, 2021
Jeff Bezos just articulated the honest truth too few of us in the media are willing to voice: his trip was paid for not only by Amazon customers but also by Amazon employees — in the form of wages and protections withheld. pic.twitter.com/524mH61MCT
— Anand Giridharadas @ The.Ink (@AnandWrites) July 20, 2021
Correction: employees didn’t pay for this — their wages were stolen to pay for a billionaire’s space vacation.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) July 20, 2021
Jeff Bezos can thank his workers by treating them with dignity and paying them fair wages….and he can thank us all by paying his damn taxes. https://t.co/tDrrDlOYq5
Jeff Bezos has crushed unionizing attempts for decades.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 20, 2021
Amazon workers don't need Bezos to thank them. They need him to stop union busting — and pay them what they deserve. https://t.co/HwHYibghHl
Jeff Bezos was in space for longer than Amazon workers get to pee
— Adam (@adamgreattweet) July 20, 2021
Bezos’ e-commerce giant has a history of treating its employees badly. Amazon employees have reported of high rates of injuries, grueling work conditions and lack of protection during the coronavirus pandemic.
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