Amazon is reportedly cutting up to 10% of its corporate staff, with 14,000 corporate workers laid off, accounting for about 4% of its workforce.
According to Reuters, this move is part of a larger reduction that could affect 30,000 employees, slashing the corporate workforce by 10%.
Amazon leadership pointed to successful efforts at “reducing layers, increasing ownership and helping reduce bureaucracy” as the reason for the layoffs.
Although AI is often cited as a factor in recent workforce reductions, Amazon acknowledges it as a factor but does not cite it as the primary reason.
Author's summary: Amazon lays off 14,000 workers amid restructuring efforts.