Overview
- Many affected staff received early‑morning emails followed within minutes by two text messages designed to keep them from arriving at offices with deactivated badges, according to screenshots reported by Business Insider.
- Internal data reviewed by reporters indicates the reductions skew heavily toward managers and the retail division, with a majority of impacted roles in L5–L7 management and retail‑focused teams.
- Local reporting in India says up to about 1,500 roles were cut across hubs including Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru, with on‑the‑ground accounts describing rapid team contractions and heightened anxiety in the Hyderabad campus.
- Amazon told impacted employees they would receive 90 days of full pay and benefits, severance and job‑placement support, and it said recruiting teams will prioritize internal transfers, though terms and timelines can vary by location and employment status.
- Beth Galetti cited the need to run more leanly as AI reshapes the business, while Andy Jassy described the move as a cultural flattening rather than a financially or AI‑driven cut, even as reporting highlights sizable ongoing AI and data‑center spending.