"The latest reductions were announced by Amazon's senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, who described the move as part of efforts to cut back on bureaucracy inside the company. 'As I shared in October, we've been working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy,' wrote Galetti in a memo that was shared on Amazon's blog."
"The cuts underscore Amazon's push to operate more efficiently as it reshapes the organization amid rapid advances in AI. While the company initially linked the October layoffs to AI-driven changes, CEO Andy Jassy later said those reductions were more about cultural fit than cost savings or automation. On Tuesday, some Amazon employees received a calendar invitation regarding job cuts that had apparently been sent early."
Amazon is eliminating 16,000 corporate employees, marking its second round of mass job cuts since the company shed 14,000 roles in October. The reductions were announced by senior vice president Beth Galetti, who said the moves aim to cut layers, increase ownership, and remove bureaucracy. The company frames the changes as part of a cultural reset to operate more efficiently amid rapid advances in AI. CEO Andy Jassy said prior cuts related more to cultural fit than cost savings or automation. Amazon also plans to close its Amazon Go and Fresh stores. The corporate workforce is roughly 350,000 of the company's 1.5 million global employees. Recent years have seen trimmed management layers, tighter spending, overhauled performance systems, and a return-to-office mandate.
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