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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos defends company’s workplace culture

The world’s biggest online retailer is firing back against reports of an abusive corporate culture.

A New York Times report over the weekend described a demanding and degrading environment at Amazon. Amazon’s boss Jeff Bezos wrote in a memo to staff that the "article doesn’t describe the Amazon I know".

The report includes testimonials from 100 current and former employees who depict a "bruising" workplace at Amazon, where employees are expected to "toil long and late". Some claim the company edged out workers who were suffering from personal crises, including miscarriages and cancer.

(Source: BBC News)