Amazon gives $ 500 million in vacation bonuses to frontline workers

Amazonis buying a lot of love this year … by giving away $ 500 million in vacation bonuses to its frontline workers.

The shipping giant announced Thursday that the one-time bonus will go to frontline employees in the United States of America working during the holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-time employees working during the month of December will each receive $ 300. Part-time employees will receive $ 150.

The news comes just days after veteran Amazon employees became angry with new hires who were receiving up to $ 3,000 in signing bonuses to work over the holiday season … while veterans received meager turkey vouchers worth about $ 10.

This is the second time Amazon has rolled out a one-time bonus … in June, it distributed an additional $ 500 million to its US workforce. It’s bittersweet, really. Remember … Amazon grabbed a lot of reviews for overworked employees during a pandemic.

To make matters worse … many workers said they did NOT feel safe from the virus. At the time, Amazon refused to disclose how many of its workers had been infected with the virus … before finally revealing in October, nearly 20k employees were suspected or confirmed to have contracted coronavirus.

Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos crossing the $ 200 billion net worth also pissed off his critics. You will recall protesters targeting his home in Washington in June … with a guillotine.