Overview
- The new reductions focus on corporate roles across AWS, retail operations, Prime Video and human resources rather than frontline fulfillment staff.
- Most U.S.-based employees will have 90 days to pursue internal roles, with severance, outplacement services and health benefits for those who depart.
- Leaders say the goal is to reduce layers and bureaucracy, and prior guidance from CEO Andy Jassy signaled AI-driven efficiencies would lower some corporate headcount over time.
- Details surfaced early through a mistaken internal email and calendar invite labeled “Project Dawn,” which Amazon later said was shared in error.
- The company says it will keep hiring in strategic areas, with notifications reported across the U.S., U.K., India, Canada and Costa Rica.