Interesting. https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/tech/amazon-earnings-bezos/index.html New York (CNN Business)Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who currently heads the company's cloud business, Amazon Web Services.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...nnounces-Financial-Results-and-CEO-Transition “Amazon is what it is because of invention. We do crazy things together and then make them normal. We pioneered customer reviews, 1-Click, personalized recommendations, Prime’s insanely-fast shipping, Just Walk Out shopping, the Climate Pledge, Kindle, Alexa, marketplace, infrastructure cloud computing, Career Choice, and much more,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “If you do it right, a few years after a surprising invention, the new thing has become normal. People yawn. That yawn is the greatest compliment an inventor can receive. When you look at our financial results, what you’re actually seeing are the long-run cumulative results of invention. Right now I see Amazon at its most inventive ever, making it an optimal time for this transition.”
Amazon employees in Bessemer, Ala., are likely going to vote to unionize this month. The new CEO will have his work cut out for him trying to keep that wildfire from spreading.
It's a new day @ Amazon. Bringing that Seattle lifestyle to the nation! Amazon paying $175 monthly bike subsidy for downtown Nashville (and other cities') office employees Amazon will pay employees to keep their vehicle in the garage and ride their bike to the company's downtown Nashville office tower when it opens later this year. Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced that it will reimburse $175 per month of bicycle-related expenses such as rental fees, maintenance and parking at public transit stations.......
