Shocker In IT: Amazon Firing 30,000 Employees

The IT and global services sector has taken a huge beating after the Covid and several global companies are facing the repercussions of the same. Now it is the turn of Amazon to undergo a significant size cutting operation and here is allocate that story.

Amazon is reportedly preparing for another major round of job cuts, with plans to lay off nearly 16,000 employees across its global operations. According to reports, this new phase of layoffs could begin as early as the last week of January. The cuts are expected to mainly impact corporate and office based roles rather than warehouse or delivery staff.

This move comes just months after Amazon reduced its workforce in a previous round of layoffs, where around 14,000 employees were let go. If the current plans go ahead, the total number of jobs lost in this cycle could reach close to 30,000, making it one of the largest workforce reductions in the company’s history.

Sources suggest that several key divisions may be affected, including Amazon Web Services, retail technology teams, Prime Video, and human resources. Reports also indicate that some teams in India could face job losses as part of this restructuring.

Amazon is said to be reshaping its internal structure to reduce layers of management and streamline decision making. The company is focusing on efficiency, cost control, and adapting to changes brought by automation and artificial intelligence.

So far, Amazon has not issued a detailed public statement confirming the exact number of layoffs or the teams involved. However, the news has raised fresh concerns about job security in the global technology sector, which continues to face uncertainty amid economic pressures.