"Beth Galetti, a senior vice-president at Amazon, wrote in a memo to employees on Tuesday: The reductions we're sharing today are a continuation of work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we're investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers' current and future needs. She also told employees that the firm would seek to identify additional places we can remove layers, increase ownership, and realize efficiency gains in 2026."
"Some may ask why we're reducing roles when the company is performing well, wrote Galetti. Across our businesses, we're delivering great customer experiences every day, innovating at a rapid rate, and producing strong business results. What we need to remember is that the world is changing quickly. This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we've seen since the inte"
Amazon confirmed plans to cut 14,000 corporate positions as part of wider workforce reductions expected to affect tens of thousands of jobs. The company aims to cut costs, slim operations, reduce bureaucracy, remove organizational layers, and shift resources toward major strategic bets and customer priorities. Reports indicated potential cuts of up to 30,000 corporate roles, reflecting a reversal of the pandemic-era hiring surge that temporarily boosted online shopping demand. The reductions affect a significant portion of roughly 350,000 corporate employees, while representing a small share of a global workforce of about 1.55 million. The company plans further efficiency efforts into 2026 amid rapid AI-driven change.
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