Amazon VP Tim Bray quits, calls company 'chickenshit' for firing workers

Tim Bray, a senior software engineer at Amazon, has stepped down from office citing the company's decision to fire protesting employees who called out its labour practices. In an open letter titled 'Bye, Amazon' on his website, he declared that May 1 was his last day as the Vice President and distinguished engineer at Amazon Web Services after five years and five months.

Calling his stint at Amazon rewarding fun, Bray said that he is quitting "in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of COVID-19". Bray, known as the father of XML, said the breaking point came after Amazon fired on spot Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, who were vocal critics of Amazon's climate stance as prominent members of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, and recently spoke out against its labour practices amid coronavirus pandemic.

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