Amazon sent guests of its cancelled robotics conference $600 Moncler jackets, and it shows an uncomfortable reality about Amazon's army of struggling warehouse workers

Jeff Bezos/TwitterJeff Bezos at a previous MARS conferenceAmazon sent Moncler jackets that cost $600 per unit last week to VIP guests of a private event called MARS after cancelling it due to the coronavirus.MARS is separate from re:MARS, the robotic event that's open to the public.Amazon's spokesperson said the gifts were purchased well in advance of MARS's cancellation, and were meant to be given to the guests anyway, as event attendees receive a gift bag of several items every year.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was not personally involved in the decision to send the gift to MARS guests, the spokesperson said.The gift is unusually generous for Amazon, a company known for its frugal work culture.It's also a reminder of the two-class system - high-paid knowledge workers and low-wage blue collar workers

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