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Anonymous Post Describes 17-Year Amazon Tenure Ending in Layoff

The unverified post surfaces during a year of tech layoffs tied to AI.

Overview

  • The account, shared on TeamBlind, claims the poster was laid off after 17 years at Amazon and now wants work that feels more meaningful.
  • The poster says years of nonstop work cost family time, describes crying after the layoff email, and recounts cooking breakfast and taking the children to school for the first time.
  • Indian Express reports that thousands of Amazon roles were cut last month as part of a restructuring focused on artificial intelligence initiatives.
  • Financial Express and Indian Express contextualize the story with Layoffs.fyi data showing about 112,732 tech job losses across 218 companies in 2025, attributing cuts to AI, automation and economic uncertainty.
  • No independent confirmation of the individual’s employment or layoff has been published in the coverage, and the articles do not include a response from Amazon.