"In terms of specifics, Amazon plans to eliminate 2,198 roles statewide, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing. More than half of the impacted positions were tied to Amazon's core product and engineering organizations. Most of the cuts were centered in Seattle, with more than 1,400 workers affected there and over 600 more in Bellevue, where Amazon has been expanding its office footprint."
"Combined with a 14,000-worker reduction last October, this marks one of the largest corporate downsizings in company history. Amazon's restructuring plans surfaced after an internal email outlining redundancies was accidentally sent to employees on Jan. 27 before being withdrawn. "This is a continuation of the work we've been doing for more than a year to strengthen the company by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy so that we can move faster for customers," the email said."
Amazon plans to eliminate 2,198 roles across Washington state this spring, with most cuts concentrated in Seattle (over 1,400) and Bellevue (over 600). More than half of the impacted positions are in core product and engineering organizations. Employees who secure internal transfers before their separation dates will not be laid off. These reductions follow earlier global cuts totaling roughly 30,000 employees over recent rounds and are tied to efforts to reduce layers, increase ownership, remove bureaucracy, and shift investment priorities toward areas such as AI and cloud services.
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