"Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs, blaming the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence for changing how the company operates - and how many people it needs. In a public statement, Beth Galetti, Amazon's senior vice president of People Experience and Technology, said the global layoffs were part of a plan to make the corporation "organized more leanly" and able to move faster as AI transforms every part of its business."
"Amazon said it is "working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted," offering most employees 90 days to find a new internal position and giving priority to internal candidates in recruitment. Those unable or unwilling to stay on will receive severance pay, outplacement support, health insurance coverage, and other benefits, according to Amazon. Amazon has over 350,000 corporate employees, according to a 2024 filing with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [PDF], meaning the reductions represent about 5 percent of its white-collar workforce."
Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs globally as artificial intelligence changes operations and staffing needs. The reductions affect HR, devices, communications, and some AWS support roles across corporate teams. Managers began notifying affected employees, and most impacted staff generally receive 90 days to seek internal positions with priority in recruitment. Those who leave are offered severance pay, outplacement support, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. The cuts equal about 5 percent of more than 350,000 corporate employees. The move follows prior layoffs in 2023 that eliminated around 27,000 roles.
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