Amazon to lay off 30,000 employees in largest job cut since late 2022: Report | World News
Global e-commerce giant Amazon is set to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees, marking its largest job reduction since late 2022. The layoffs, affecting roughly 10 % of its estimated 350,000 corporate workforce, come as the company tries to correct over-hiring during the pandemic and streamline operations. The cuts will span multiple divisions — including human resources (‘People Experience & Technology’), operations, devices and services, and its cloud division Amazon Web Services. Managers in affected teams reportedly received training on how to communicate the layoffs ahead of termination notices being issued starting Tuesday. Amazon’s leadership emphasises a push to eliminate bureaucracy and leverage productivity gains — particularly from increased use of AI — to reshape its corporate structure.
The Key points
- Amazon plans to reduce up to 30,000 corporate positions — its biggest job cut since late 2022.
- These cuts represent about 10 % of Amazon’s corporate employee base (circa 350,000).
- Affected areas include HR (People Experience & Technology), operations, devices & services, and AWS.
- Notifications to impacted employees were scheduled to begin Tuesday morning.
- Managers in teams facing cuts underwent training on how to break the news.
- The move follows over-hiring during the pandemic and aims to trim costs.
- CEO Andy Jassy has emphasised reducing bureaucracy across the company.
- Amazon expects AI-driven efficiency improvements to support workforce reductions.
- The company declined to comment publicly on the layoff details.
- Final numbers may shift depending on Amazon’s financial priorities.
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