Amazon shareholders tackle tech giant’s prickliest problems after a turbulent year amid the pandemic Geekwire 1 hr ago Amazon has been on a wild ride over the last year. Popular Searches The Seattle retail and tech giant’s profits and stock price have soared to record highs during the pandemic as the company hired an astounding 500,000 new workers last year, increased its already colossal warehouse capacity by 50% and usurped Boeing as Washington state’s largest employer. Yet Amazon has come under fire during that same period over a heap of racial, gender, human rights, labor, environmental and economic issues — and the company’s shareholders have taken notice.