An Amazon employee who works at the company’s warehouse on Staten Island in New York City said she lives in her car in the building’s parking lot because she can’t afford rent in the city with the $19.30 she makes per hour, Vice News reported on Friday.
The woman, Natalie Monarrez, 51, has been homeless since 2019 after struggling to find affordable permanent housing while working for two other Amazon warehouses in New Jersey that paid her even less, Vice reported.
“Jeff Bezos donates to homeless shelters for tax write-offs and PR. He needs to know that some of his own workers (without family or a second income) can’t afford rent,” Monarrez told Vice.
“Jeff Bezos has no idea that his workers are homeless, especially in New York, and I’m not the only one. I’m hoping executives will agree to pay workers more and that they know older workers have the right to be promoted like everyone else,” she added.
While rents in New York City have fallen about 12 percent since the onset of the pandemic, it remains one of the most expensive places to live in the country. The median asking rent for a one-bedroom in New York City in June was about $2,500, a Zumper analysis found.
Dont b*tch, take initiative and figure it out the NYC aint for you.
shoulda got an education, I’m sure the government used my tax dollars to offer it free to her! idiot!
Don’t like the pay? Find another job!
AOCs got your back. You voted for excrement well excrement you shall get!!! Just stay there dont move south with your libtarded policies and taxes… that as you can see DOES NOT WORK!!
im sure amazon sells tents