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When 72-year-old Mary Hill invites visitors into her home, she immediately points to her roots.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd that is from Louisiana,\u201d she said, gesturing toward her memories, photographs and keepsakes. \u201cThis is my grandmother. My mother\u2019s mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

Framed pictures line the walls, alongside a colorful Mardi Gras mask. They are items Hill says help tell the story of where she came from and the life she has built since leaving Louisiana.<\/p>\n

But her journey has also been marked by hardship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a life of drug addiction. I\u2019ve been locked up. I\u2019ve been raped at gunpoint,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

Hill went viral through a social media post that has now been viewed more than 10 million times on Instagram. In the video, she identified herself directly while calling out Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos. The Amazon warehouse worker appeared in a video that was projected onto Bezos\u2019 New York penthouse the night before the Met Gala, which was an event he sponsored.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we struggle from paycheck to paycheck, from week to week. It really angers me,\u201d Hill said in the video.<\/p>\n

Hill told ABC11 she has worked at Amazon in Garner for the past five years, averaging about 25 hours a week at $22 an hour. She said she shares housing with a roommate to help manage expenses, but says rising costs continue to strain her budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is it enough? My rent just went up last month to $1,500, my car note and car insurance. Look how gas is going up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her experience reflects broader concerns many Americans continue to voice about inflation and the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n

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Hill said many of her co-workers are facing similar challenges, often forced to choose between basic necessities. For her, the financial strain has made retirement out of reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is going to pay my bills if I retire? What am I going to retire on?\u201d Hill questioned. \u201cThe last paycheck I got from Amazon? Really?\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2022, Hill and another former Amazon worker helped launch CAUSE, an acronym for Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment. It is a worker-led movement advocating for what she describes as a living wage of $30 an hour.<\/p>\n

That effort came as Hill was also battling colon cancer, a diagnosis she is now in remission from.<\/p>\n

She also shared with ABC11 a photo album filled with what she called deeply personal memories of her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my life. Should I say the better part of my life after being in recovery?\u201d said Hill.<\/p>\n

Hill, who said she has been sober for 13 years, described her journey as one of multiple lives lived, from addiction and recovery to activism and survival.<\/p>\n

ABC11 is The News & Observer\u2019s newsgathering partner.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM<\/span> with the headline “Garner Amazon worker\u2019s message to founder Jeff Bezos goes viral with 10M+ views.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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