The bonus was first announced on March 16, and later extended to the middle of May, according to Recode.
News of the planned pay-raise expiration came as a Comparisun study, which projected that Bezos would soon become one of the world’s first trillionaires, began circulating online among workers and the company’s critics.
The study that attracted widespread attention this week was published by Comparisun, an informational platform for business owners and entrepreneurs, in 2019. The study said Bezos was likely to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026. However, updated estimates published Thursday by MarketWatch showed that Bezos would actually achieve that rare trillionaire status closer to 2030.
Despite the company’s public statements about investing in safety and sanitation equipment, employees have continued to speak out against what they have called unsafe working environments. While some workers have protested the company’s response to the pandemic by refusing to show up to work, one executive resigned outright after the company’s alleged decision to fire whistleblowers who asked for safety improvements in the workplace.
