Amazon’s confirms its massive layoffs will affect 18,000 employees
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#67G4E)
That's a higher number than expected. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon's ongoing layoffs will affect around 18,000 workers, according to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy, which says that the majority" of the roles being eliminated will be in Amazon Stores and People, Experience, and Technology organizations.
That's significantly more than previously rumored - in November, The New York Times reported that the company was aiming to cut its workforce by around 10,000. In September 2022, the company said it had around 1.5 million employees in total.
Amazon will have laid of 18,000 people between the November cuts and the ones announced today
The news of the expanded layoffs was originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said that they would affect over 17,000 workers." Jassy's email notes that...