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Amazon begins laying off 18,000+ employees, impacting around 1% of its total workforce and 6% of its corporate staff, mostly in its retail and HR departments

Amazon.com Inc. is set to begin a round of layoffs ultimately affecting more than 18,000 employees in the largest job cull in its history …

Bloomberg

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  • @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
    Don't look now, but Amazon is now up nearly 12% YTD
  • @delrey Jason Del Rey on x
    A time like this is when I am reminded how much disdain many Amazon long-timers who don't work in HR have for Amazon HR leadership. These aren't people who are getting laid off; these are simply folks who believe HR leaders are judged according to a much lower bar than others htt…
  • @lisaabramowicz1 Lisa Abramowicz on x
    Tech job cuts continue. Microsoft is deepening cuts to include engineers. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Amazon is planning a new round of cuts affecting 18,000 people. https://www.bloomberg.com/...