Layoffs at Amazon will continue into next year, the chief executive of the US online retail giant, which employs about 1.5 million people, said in a letter to workers on Thursday.
The company this week began communicating the layoff to employees in various departments and, according to the New York Times, the plan is to lay off about 10,000 workers.
In an internal statement, seen by CNBC, Jassy noted that the downsizing was “the most difficult decision” she has made in recent years.
“It is not lost on me, or any of the leaders making these decisions, that it is not just jobs that we are eliminating, but people with emotions, ambitions and responsibilities, whose lives will be affected,” he stressed.
Jassy also said the layoffs will continue through 2023 and that the company is in the middle of its annual operational planning process.
“We have not yet concluded exactly what other features will be affected. We know that there will be reductions in our stores and organizations in the People, Experience and Technology departments, but each leader will inform the teams of him as soon as we have details, ”he explained.
Amazon is the latest company to join the list of technology companies that have decided to carry out major collective layoffs.
Just this month, Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, announced that it will lay off 11,000 workers, that is, 13% of its workforce.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and the new owner of Twitter, has laid off half of a workforce of some 7,500 people worldwide.
Lyft, a shared vehicle rental company with a driver, also announced a 13% cut in its workforce and Stripe, a payment processing platform, decided to eliminate some 1,100 jobs, approximately 14% of its human resources.
Source: TSF
