Amazon LaysOff: Amazon is going to lay off around 30,000 of its corporate employees from Tuesday, i.e. October 28, 2025. According to a Reuters report, the company has taken this step to cut its expenses and compensate for the excess recruitment done during the Corona epidemic .
The company says that in the last few years, more employees were hired than required, hence now it wants to balance the work by reducing the size of its staff . This decision can affect many departments of Amazon, especially those areas where demand has decreased after the pandemic .
30,000 employees face job crisis
While these layoffs will be the largest since Amazon cut approximately 27,000 jobs beginning in late 2022, the 30,000 layoffs represent only a small portion of the company’s total workforce of 1.55 million. Nevertheless, this move will have a significant impact on Amazon’s corporate staff, affecting approximately 10% of the company’s approximately 350,000 corporate employees.
Amazon prepares for major layoffs
According to a Reuters report, Amazon has been gradually reducing its workforce across various departments over the past two years. These include devices, communications, podcasting, and other units. These layoffs will affect several Amazon departments, including human resources (known as People Experience and Technology), devices and services, and the operations division. Staff reductions are planned in all of these areas.
According to Reuters, managers of affected teams received training on Monday on how to communicate with their employees after email notifications were sent Tuesday morning. Previously, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced plans to reduce the company’s growing bureaucracy, including reducing the number of managers. In June, he also said that more job cuts could be expected in the future due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence ( AI) .
“This move by Amazon demonstrates that the company is now seeing significant progress in improving productivity through AI within its corporate teams. This explains the decision to reduce headcount,” said Sky Canaves, an analyst at eMarketer. “Amazon is also under pressure to quickly recoup its long-term investments in its AI infrastructure, so it is now trying to reduce costs in the short term,” he added.
