Amazon Plans 30,000 Corporate Job Cuts in Second Round

Amazon is preparing to launch a second round of significant corporate job cuts as early as next Tuesday, aiming to reach a total reduction of about 30,000 positions across its white-collar workforce, according to people familiar with the matter.

The planned layoffs, expected to mirror the scale of an October round that eliminated around 14,000 jobs, will target units including Amazon Web Services, retail operations, Prime Video, and human resources, known internally as People Experience and Technology. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans, noted that the full extent remains unclear and could shift. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.

This move continues the company's efforts to streamline its structure following a hiring surge during the Covid-19 pandemic that began in 2020. Amazon's corporate staff ballooned during that period, leading to what executives describe as excessive layers of management and bureaucracy. The total of 30,000 cuts would represent roughly 10 percent of the firm's corporate employees, though it affects only a small fraction of its overall 1.58 million workers, the majority of whom...