"On Tuesday morning, some Amazon employees learned they had lost their jobs - through text messages. Amazon sent two text messages early Tuesday to inform employees their jobs had been eliminated, according to people familiar with the matter and screenshots reviewed by Business Insider. One message urged affected employees to check their personal or work email before coming to the office. A second text directed them to call a help desk if they hadn't received "an email message about your role.""
"The texts, sent shortly after email notifications, were intended to prevent laid-off employees from arriving at the office and discovering their badges no longer worked, one of the people said. The predicament of laid-off workers unable to badge in has become increasingly common during recent mass layoffs at companies such as Google and Tesla. An Amazon spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment."
"Many of the affected employees in the US were retail managers, continuing a trend of reductions in that part of the company. A message from Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti, sent to affected employees and shared on the company's internal Slack, said laid-off workers would continue to receive full pay and benefits for 90 days, along with a severance package."
Amazon eliminated about 14,000 jobs, citing a drive to streamline operations and "innovate much faster." Many of the affected U.S. employees were retail managers, reflecting ongoing reductions in that division. Amazon sent early-morning text messages to some affected workers urging them to check email or call a help desk, a move intended to prevent employees from arriving at offices with deactivated badges. Laid-off employees will continue to receive full pay and benefits for 90 days and will receive a severance package. Company leadership linked the cuts in part to rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
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