28.10.2025 11:31
Amazon has initiated the largest corporate layoff process in its history. The company plans to lay off 30,000 employees in order to alleviate the burden created by "over-hiring" during the pandemic. It has been reported that Amazon began informing its employees via email starting in the morning.
The US-based technology giant Amazon has initiated the largest corporate layoff process in its history as of today. It has been reported that the company started informing its employees via email from the morning hours.
THE COST OF "OVER-HIRING" DURING THE PANDEMIC
Aiming to rebalance its rapidly growing workforce during the pandemic, Amazon plans to lay off 30,000 people. With this move, the company aims to reduce costs and alleviate the burden created by "over-hiring" during the pandemic.
With a total of 1.55 million employees, this cut represents about 10% of Amazon's approximately 350,000 corporate employees.
THE LARGEST DOWNSIZING IN COMPANY HISTORY
According to a report by CNBC; Amazon had eliminated 27,000 positions during the restructuring process it initiated at the end of 2022. This new wave will be recorded as the largest mass layoff since that time.
WILL AFFECT MANY DEPARTMENTS
It has been reported that key departments such as human resources, operations, devices, services, and the cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be affected by the layoffs. The company had made smaller-scale cuts in its devices, communications, and podcast divisions over the past two years.