According to her complaint, Anderson was hired in August 2019 to help market Amazon Music’s live events. For the first four months, her manager discriminated against her by excluding her from meetings, rejecting her ideas, and limiting her responsibility for a new hire she expected to oversee. Anderson said she complained multiple times to human resources and Amazon Music executives. She was eventually given a new supervisor, but in March 2020, her budget was slashed, and she was forced to work under other Black employees as part of a scheme to push her out.
Continued Allegations of Discrimination
Over the next several months, Anderson claimed she continued to be excluded from meetings, her work was limited to administrative tasks, and she was asked to help a white employee on a project despite his lower rank. In September 2020, Anderson was placed on a PIP with unrealistic deadlines based on minor infractions. Six weeks later, the plan was suddenly rescinded, according to the complaint.
