Jeff Bezos space flight firm Blue Origin ‘rife with sexism’, employees’ letter claims

A group of current and former employees at Blue Origin, the space flight company owned by the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has accused the business of operating a work environment that is 'rife with sexism' and prefers 'breakneck speed' to safety.

An open letter written by Alexandra Abrams, the former head of employee communications at Blue Origin and 20 other current and former workers, says the company’s culture 'reflects the worst of the world we live in now' and must change.

The letter, published on the whistleblower forum Lioness, says: “Numerous senior leaders have been known to be consistently inappropriate with women.”

The letter goes on to allege that a senior figure in the organisation was reported a number of times for sexual harassment and the workforce was 'mostly male' and 'overwhelmingly white'.

A Blue Origin spokesperson said the firm has no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind and it will promptly investigate any new claims of misconduct.