Don't focus on profit, say the employee who focus on his pay.
The real reason why people work at Amazon is because the pay is better, or the perks are better than the other jobs they applied to. If they go see their boss in order to negotiate a rise, they don't want to hear "sorry, no rise for you, but you should be happy, we didn't sell our product to the police".
The vast majority of employees are motivated by their pay. And in order for them to get paid, their company has to make money. They want their boss to make them rich, and this is what their boss is doing by putting profits over people, and that's why they are still there.
There are a few people who care more about the cause their work serve than money, they are often found in nonprofits, much less so in tech giants.
Money is most definitely not the only thing employees care about.
When you're picking a job you care about location, stability, company culture, hours, vacation policy, etc.
I know plenty of people who have taken lesser paying jobs for a large variety of reasons and morality is definitely one of them.
If you're against the death penalty then it's a bit hard to justify working a court job that puts people on death row.
You, personally, may only be focused on your pay but that doesn't mean the vast majority of people are.
Glassdoor certainly hints that this is not true for most people. [1][2]
Maybe this particular instance is a bad example, but if it were a private enterprise doing similar unethical things, it would be the role of the government to make it illegal for technology to be used in a way that discriminates against people. And in turn, the governments power should be limited in the same exact way.
The real reason why people work at Amazon is because the pay is better, or the perks are better than the other jobs they applied to. If they go see their boss in order to negotiate a rise, they don't want to hear "sorry, no rise for you, but you should be happy, we didn't sell our product to the police".
The vast majority of employees are motivated by their pay. And in order for them to get paid, their company has to make money. They want their boss to make them rich, and this is what their boss is doing by putting profits over people, and that's why they are still there.
There are a few people who care more about the cause their work serve than money, they are often found in nonprofits, much less so in tech giants.