Amazon curbs corporate retail hiring for the rest of 2022
by Alice Newcome-Beill from The Verge - All Posts on (#64CK2)
Image: The Verge Update November 3rd, 1:25PM ET: In a note emailed to employees and posted publicly on November 3rd, Amazon svp of people experience and technology Beth Galetti announced a pause on new incremental hires in our corporate workforce."
According to a report by Karen Weise of The New York Times, Amazon is freezing corporate hiring for its retail business for the remainder of 2022 in an effort to hedge its bets against a rough economic forecast.
The hiring freeze includes all corporate and technology positions for Amazon's retail and operations, which account for the bulk of Amazon sales. However, Amazon's more profitable cloud computing division won't be affected. Student hiring and field positions are also exempt from the pause, and B...