More layoffs, more profits.

The full 30,000 jobs would represent a small portion of Amazon’s 1.58 million employees, but nearly 10% of the firm’s corporate workforce. The majority of Amazon’s workers are in fulfillment centers and warehouses.

It would be the largest layoff in Amazon’s three-decade history. The company trimmed about 27,000 jobs in 2022.

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    1 day ago

    CEO Jassy attributes cuts to company culture, not financial or AI reasons

    just his idea of fun, basically

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      4 hours ago

      Reading between the lines, they think they can save money replacing all those jobs with AI, but don’t want the bad PR for it.

      And the bubble stretches…