US EditionAmazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid AI push
- On Wednesday, Amazon confirmed it is cutting another 16,000 corporate employees globally, the second phase of a restructuring totaling about 30,000 job cuts since October, announced by Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology.
- Company leaders say cuts aim to reduce bureaucracy and speed decision-making, with Andy Jassy, CEO, linking workforce shrinkage to AI-driven efficiency and a cultural reset.
- Amazon is discontinuing its Amazon One biometric palm recognition service and will close all Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores, while Galetti said most US employees get 90 days to search internally with severance and health benefits.
- Local leaders warned the Downtown Seattle Association and Jon Scholes said layoffs starting this week, possibly from January 27, could reduce foot traffic near offices in the Seattle region, which employs around 50,000 corporate workers.
- The move mirrors a broader Big Tech trend of cutting jobs while boosting AI investment as Amazon reports its latest quarterly earnings on Feb. 5, with analysts noting AWS may support the stock.
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Amazon has over 350,000 employees according to a 2024 survey, with the two rounds of layoffs representing about 9% of the company's total white-collar workforce.
Amazon is cutting another 16,000 jobs worldwide.
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Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs
Amazon is cutting about 16,000 jobs in the latest round of tech industry layoffs. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president, announced this Wednesday in a blog post. The reductions follow October's layoffs of 14,000 workers. U.S.-based staff will have 90…
Amazon has informed staff that it plans to cut around 16,000 jobs globally as part of its efforts to simplify operations and reduce bureaucracy in Europe.
In June, the boss of the American company, Andy Jassy, had announced his willingness to reduce costs, in the middle of a race to invest in artificial intelligence.
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