Amazon is preparing to slash up to 30,000 corporate roles beginning Tuesday, marking its biggest round of layoffs since late 2022. The move will affect nearly 10% of its global corporate workforce of about 350,000 employees. The job cuts are part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader effort to simplify the company’s structure, reduce layers of management, and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and automation across operations.
The layoffs are expected to hit several key divisions, including Human Resources (People Experience & Technology), Devices & Services, and Operations. Although the reduction represents a small fraction of Amazon’s total workforce of around 1.55 million, the magnitude and pace of these cuts have raised significant concern among employees and industry observers alike.
The announcement has drawn widespread attention, dominating global news coverage and sparking intense debate on social media. Many users have expressed shock and frustration over the scale of the layoffs, viewing them as a sign of growing automation pressures and shifting priorities within the tech giant.