Amazon layoffs to hit over 18,000 workers, CEO Andy Jassy confirmed on Wednesday
The “majority” of the cuts will be in Amazon Stores and People, Experience, and Technology organizations. “Between the reductions we made in November and the ones we’re sharing today, we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles,” Jassy said in his memo, which was shared publicly after the the news of the expanded layoffs.
Employees affected by the layoffs will be contacted beginning on Jan. 18. However, Amazon has already admitted it was consolidating “some teams and programs” in its hardware and services division, as SVP Dave Limp stated
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