Amazon is keeping its retail hiring budget flat for the year, focusing on improving profit margins while still hiring. A finance leader shared that any increase in hiring expenses would require strong justifications. The shift means managers are now focused on overall operational expenses, rather than specific headcount targets. These changes pertain only to corporate roles, excluding warehouse and Amazon Web Services employees. An Amazon spokesperson emphasized that a flat hiring budget does not indicate a halt to hiring, as varied approaches are taken across different businesses within the company.
Amazon's retail business will maintain a flat hiring budget this year, focusing instead on operational efficiency and profit margin improvements, as confirmed by internal communications.
The retail organization will shift from fixed headcount targets to budget quotas, implying stricter management of hiring expenses based on predefined operational budgets.
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