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Amazon Preparing Up to 15% Reduction in HR Unit, With Wider Cuts Possible, Report Says

The reported reductions reflect a shift to AI-driven efficiencies tied to a $100 billion datacenter buildout.

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Amazon under Andy Jassy has leaned into AI investments while aggressively cutting costs in other areas.
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Amazon Layoffs

Overview

  • Fortune reports Amazon is preparing to cut up to 15% of roles in its People eXperience Technology human-resources group, which has more than 10,000 employees.
  • Sources say parts of the core consumer business could also be affected, with the total number of roles and timing not yet known.
  • Insiders characterize the discussions as distinct from Amazon’s routine unregretted attrition, and the company declined to comment.
  • CEO Andy Jassy warned in a June memo that extensive use of AI would reduce the corporate workforce as efficiency gains take hold.
  • Even as it invests more than $100 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure this year, Amazon plans to hire about 250,000 seasonal U.S. warehouse and logistics workers.