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[–] jobes 3 points (+3|-0) Edited

A more accurate headline would be "Amazon HR investigates employee for unauthorized interview with media".

Amazon’s human resources department launched an “investigation” into one employee, Maren Costa, over comments made to the media that called for the company to do more to tackle the climate crisis.

When you get hired you sign a bunch of documents stating how you cannot discuss anything with the media on Amazon's behalf or being labeled as an employee in an interview unless you go through the proper company training to do anything like that. You also have to be careful what you post on social media as an employee and can get fired for posts you make on Facebook. She just flagrantly violated company policy speaking to the media.

Source: former employee who went through some various public speaking trainings

[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

In the email, Costa is told she will not face punishment at this point – but that any future comments unauthorized by Amazon “may result in formal corrective action, to and including termination of your employment with Amazon”.

Headline sounds accurate.