Bezos Steps Down as Amazon’s CEO and Raising the Minimum Wage
What are Jeff Bezos’s most significant accomplishments at Amazon? What’s troubling about the business that he built? Rebecca, Rawi, and Felix look back at Jeff Bezos’s career. They also debate the wisdom of raising the U.S. minimum wage to $15.
After Hours · TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Show Notes
What are Jeff Bezos’s most significant accomplishments at Amazon? What’s troubling about the business that he built? Rebecca , Rawi , and Felix look back at Jeff Bezos’s career.
They also discuss the proposal to increase the federal minimum wage in the U.S. to $15. Would we really see more unemployment?
Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:
- “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis” (Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)
- “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” (Brad Stone)
- “Postcards From Italy” cover (Florence & The Machine)
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