Amazon layoffs affect additional 9,000 positions in AWS, ads, Twitch
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday morning in a message to employees that the tech giant would be laying off an additional 9,000 employees after laying off 18,000 already this year.
This brings the total number of layoffs at Amazon to 27,000 employees. Jassy said that the main departments that would experience layoffs include AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch.
“I believe the result of this year’s planning cycle is a plan that accomplishes this objective. I remain very optimistic about the future and the myriad of opportunities we have, both in our largest businesses, Stores and AWS, and our newer customer experiences and businesses in which we’re investing,” Jassy said in the announcement.
As to why Amazon did not include this second round of layoffs in the ones announced in January, Jassy said that the main reason was that not every team had completed the necessary analysis of what cuts could be made.
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