Overview
- The reductions would affect nearly 10% of roughly 350,000 corporate employees, a small portion of Amazon’s 1.55 million global workforce.
- Email notifications are expected to begin Tuesday morning after managers received training Monday, with impacts across HR (PXT), devices and services, and operations.
- Amazon declined to comment on the reports, and sources said the final scope could change based on shifting financial priorities.
- Andy Jassy has moved to flatten management and has said AI-driven efficiency gains will reduce some corporate roles over the next few years.
- Amazon still plans to hire about 250,000 seasonal workers for the holidays, and it is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday.