On Monday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees the corporate would lay off about 9,000 more jobs. for CNBC.
“I’m writing to let you understand that we intend to eliminate roughly 9,000 more items over the subsequent few weeks,” Jassy wrote in a note which has also been published online.
“It was a difficult decision, but we imagine it’s the perfect for the corporate in the long run,” he added.
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Amazon announced in early January that it might cut about 18,000 employees. As Bloomberg recordedthe layoffs began in late 2022, but were initially reported to be only job cuts of around 10,000.
This extra cut of 9,000 people comes amid a wave of layoffs at other big tech corporations like Google and Meta as they grapple with post-pandemic shifts in consumer habits.
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Jassy said the corporate decided to “more streamline our costs and staff numbers” resulting from the “uncertain economy”.
The CEO also said this round of layoffs was not included within the January announcement as teams are still finalizing their evaluation.
“The affected teams haven’t yet finished making final decisions on exactly which roles will likely be affected,” he added.
The liquidated roles needs to be finalized by the tip of April. Amazon will provide employees with things like “separation payment, transitional medical health insurance advantages, and outdoors job support,” the memo reads.