"A message sent out to staff on the company's website followed media reports that the group was planning 30,000 job cuts. News of the layoffs on Tuesday came just a few months after CEO Andrew Jassy said the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) technology was likely to spell job cuts. He also launched an inefficiencies initiative in which he invited workers to report unnecessary bureaucracy and inefficiencies that could be targeted for cost savings."
"In 2020, during COVID-19 lockdowns in many countries, there was a surge in online shopping. To meet demand, Amazon went on a hiring binge, employing an average of 1,400 new workers per day at one point. From January to October 2020, Amazon hired 427,300 new people, increasing its workforce to more than 1.2 million people globally, which was more than a 50 percent rise from the previous year."
Amazon is laying off about 14,000 employees, confirming a reduction after earlier media reports that suggested up to 30,000 corporate cuts. Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology, said most impacted employees will get 90 days to search for internal roles and that the company is working to support affected staff. CEO Andrew Jassy warned that artificial intelligence rollout could lead to job losses and launched an inefficiencies initiative inviting employees to flag bureaucracy for cost savings. The company cites excess hiring during the COVID-19 surge—427,300 hires from January to October 2020—as a reason to adjust workforce size.
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