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- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a surprise visit to an Amazon fulfillment center in recent days, as well as a Whole Foods store, which is the upscale grocery chain Amazon also owns.
- In the video below, he can be seen wearing a face mask, getting his temperature checked, and practicing social distancing.
- Bezos' visit comes as Amazon workers have demanded better working conditions and benefits as the coronavirus crisis drags on.
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In the wake of employee protests and some workers even staging walkouts to demand better working conditions and pay as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos donned a disposable face mask and made a surprise visit to an Amazon fulfillment center as well as an Amazon-owned Whole Food store.
Amazon shared video of the episode via Twitter late Wednesday, during which Bezos can be seen striding up to a warehouse worker to get his temperature checked before proceeding through the rest of the facility. It's an almost dystopian sight as he interacts with employees from beyond his mask -- and from at least six feet away, per social distancing guidelines -- and waves, shouts out greetings, and brandishes a thumbs-up.
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Watch Jeff Bezos visit an Amazon warehouse and Whole Foods store wearing a face mask originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 9 Apr 2020 at 23:24:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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