Amazon Reportedly Preps to Cut 30,000 Corporate Roles
· Source: sourcingjournal.com
In short
Amazon is planning to eliminate up to 30,000 corporate jobs, representing 8.6% of its corporate workforce, as part of cost-cutting measures and efficiency drives. The company is shifting focus toward significant AI investments, with CEO Andy Jassy stating that generative AI implementation will reduce the need for certain roles while requiring different skill sets. This represents the largest corporate workforce reduction in Amazon's history and follows previous cuts of 27,000 positions during 2022-2023.
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Tags: layoffs, automation, efficiency, workforce, robotics, cost-cutting