“Teammate Leaked Information”: Amazon’s Shocking 18-000 Job Cuts

Washington: Due to “the unpredictable economy” and the fact that the online retail behemoth “hired swiftly” during the pandemic, Amazon stated on Wednesday that it will be eliminating more than 18,000 positions from its workforce.

In a memo to his team, CEO Andy Jassy stated, “With the reductions, we announced in November and the ones we’re sharing today, we aim to cut slightly over 18,000 roles.” In November, the company announced 10,000 layoffs.

The company’s management, according to Jassey, is “fully aware that these role eliminations are distressing for people, and we don’t take these decisions lightly.”

We are providing packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance coverage, and outside job placement assistance to help people who are affected, he said.

There would be some layoffs in Europe. Jassey said, adding that beginning on January 18, the affected employees would be informed.

He claimed that the reason for the abrupt revelation was “because one of our teammates exposed this information abroad.”

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Amazon has already survived unstable and challenging economies, and we will continue to do so, added Jassy.

The retailer has in fact doubled its global workforce between the beginning of 2020 and the beginning of 2022 by hiring with fury during the pandemic to satisfy an explosion in demand for deliveries.

Without seasonal staff hired at times of high activity, such as the holiday season, the business had 1.54 million employees worldwide at the end of September.