The company's Amazon Web Services cloud arm is one of its largest and biggest earning segments—but even there, employees aren't immune to getting canned.
The cuts come according to plan, as an internal memo from the the tech giant last month hinted that AWS and HR staff would be on the chopping block. But Wednesday is the beginning of the actual firing spree. Impacted employees in the U.S., Canada, and Costa Rica have all received notice, as of this afternoon, according to
from Amazon execs, re-published by CNBC. Staff in other regions are set to find out the status of their positions soon, the memos note.“It is a tough day across our organization,” AWS CEO Adam Selipsky wrote to staff, per CNBC. “We are working hard to treat everyone impacted with respect,” he added. Laid-off employees will receive transitional health benefits, severance, separation pay, job search support, and other services, the company claims.
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