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Amazon emails employees: launch the largest 18000 layoffs in the history of technology, affecting China

Shulou Source: shulou.com Published: 2023-11-24 14:09:31 09月29日 Update

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Brother Black fly's left hand clue delivery! On the morning of January 19, Beijing time, it was reported that Amazon executives confirmed the start of a new round of layoffs by email on Wednesday, local time. According to previous reports, the layoffs are expected to affect 18000 people, the largest number of layoffs in science and technology history.

Doug Herrington, Amazon's global head of retail, emailed employees about the layoffs, and Amazon's head of human resources, Beth Galetti, confirmed the layoffs.

The human resources and store departments are likely to be most affected by the layoffs. Amazon will notify all affected employees in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica at the end of Wednesday, and at a later date elsewhere. Employees in China will not be notified until the end of the year.

Amazon went on a hiring spree during the outbreak. In November, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said it would cut jobs, mainly affecting equipment and hiring teams.

Mr. Jassi is conducting a comprehensive review of Amazon's spending because of the economic downturn and slowing growth in its core retail business. Amazon has frozen hiring, cut some experimental projects, and the pace of warehouse expansion has slowed.