Amazon Inc has started another round of layoffs after laying off around 2,300 employees in November 2022. ,
However, it is not clear how many employees are being affected in this particular round.
At the time, there were reports that around 10,000 people would be affected, including members of its hardware and services, human resources and retail teams.
Earlier this month, Amazon confirmed the layoffs and their scale, saying they would affect 18,000 employees in total, including Wednesday’s round last year and possible additional cuts in 2023.
A memo from CEO Andy Jassy posted on the company’s website announced that affected employees would be notified starting Wednesday.
JC said in a statement that they were not done with the annual planning process as previously mentioned, and “I expected more role cuts to be made in early 2023”.
As Amazon announces layoffs of 18,000 employees globally, including nearly 1,000 in India, reports have emerged that some of the affected employees broke down and were left “crying in the office” when they heard they were to be let go. Having said.
On Grapevine, a community app for Indian professionals, an Amazon India employee posted sad scenes at the offices, including people crying after the layoffs were announced.
Amazon previously acknowledged that it was consolidating “certain teams and programs” in its hardware and services division, and JC told workers that there would be “more role cuts” in 2023 as leaders continue to make adjustments.
,With inputs from IANS,
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