Amazon Announces Additional Job Cuts Primarily Affecting Retail Division
Amazon confirmed job cuts affecting primarily its Stores unit, which manages the main e-commerce website. The layoffs coincide with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days shopping event and are part of a series of smaller reductions following larger cuts earlier in the year that affected around 30,000 employees. Fewer than 1,000 white-collar workers were let go across multiple divisions within Stores, including customer service and selling partner services. Employees from the US, India, and the UK were impacted. Amazon stated these adjustments are necessary to better align with its priorities following overhiring during the pandemic. Jeff Bezos acknowledged that job cuts have been essential due to excessive hiring when demand surged as people stayed home and ordered more online.
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