Amazon says it will reduce its workforce by 14,000
Amazon said it plans to cut its corporate workforce by 14,000, or 4% of its total corporate employees.
“While this will include reducing in some areas and hiring in others, it will mean an overall reduction in our corporate workforce of approximately 14,000 roles,” Amazon Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology Beth Galetti wrote in a blog post Tuesday.
Reuters reported yesterday that Amazon could ultimately cut up to 30,000 corporate positions. Bloomberg has said those roles will span jobs in logistics and payments, video games, and its cloud computing unit.
This news marks the company’s second major layoff in two years as it attempts to reverse a pandemic hiring spree and makes use of AI technology.
“This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before,” Galetti wrote. “We’re convinced that we need to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business.”
Reuters reported yesterday that Amazon could ultimately cut up to 30,000 corporate positions. Bloomberg has said those roles will span jobs in logistics and payments, video games, and its cloud computing unit.
This news marks the company’s second major layoff in two years as it attempts to reverse a pandemic hiring spree and makes use of AI technology.
“This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before,” Galetti wrote. “We’re convinced that we need to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business.”
