Amazon is a massive organization. The online retailer is the largest internet company in the world, by revenue, and one of the world’s most valuable companies. With nearly one million U.S. workers, it’s also the second largest private employer in the United States (after Walmart). With so many employees engaged in such large-scale operations, it’s understandable that the company might experience a few HR hiccups from time to time.
However, a recent New York Times article by Jodi Kantor, Karen Weise, and Grace Ashford exposes human resources and payroll issues far more egregious than occasional errors.