Amazon will lay off another 9,000 employees in the coming weeks
to staff indicating the company will cut another 9,000 jobs in the"next few weeks." The reductions will primarily affect Twitch, advertising and cloud computing divisions like Amazon Web Services, according to the message. The CEO also warns that the final cuts aren't likely to be finalized until mid-to-late April, and that Amazon won't inform affected workers until that point.
Jassy says the expanded layoffs follow a"second phase" of operational planning focused on trimming costs. Some teams weren't ready for the initial round of layoff announcements , and the company wanted to announce decisions early to provide information"as soon as possible," Jassy adds. The online retailer is promising severance pay, transitional health insurance coverage and help finding jobs elsewhere.. As before, Jassy attributes the cutbacks to an"uncertain economy" and lingering doubts about near-future performance.
The company said it would lay off 10,000 employees last fall, but adjusted that to 18,000 in January. At the time, most of the cuts focused on retail and recruiting. Last year, Amazon and wound down some business units. While the brand benefited from the shift to online shopping at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it faced turbulence as people returned to pre-pandemic habits.Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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