Amazon Prepares for Further Corporate Job Reductions
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Amazon is planning a second wave of job cuts, targeting a total reduction of approximately 30,000 corporate workers. This follows an earlier round where the organisation eliminated about 14,000 white-collar positions.
The current round of reductions is expected to affect a similar number of employees as the previous one, according to people familiar with the plans. These sources requested anonymity as they were not authorised to discuss Amazon’s internal strategies.
Positions within Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video, and human resources units, known as People Experience and Technology, are slated for potential impact. The full extent of these changes remains unclear, and the details of Amazon’s plans could still be revised.
The Seattle online retailer connected its previous job cuts to advancements in artificial intelligence software. An internal letter stated, “this generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before.”
Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy later informed analysts that the reduction was “not really financially driven and it’s not even really AI-driven.” Instead, Jassy clarified, “it’s culture,” indicating concerns about excessive bureaucracy within the company.
Jassy elaborated on this point, noting, “You end up with a lot more people than what you had before, and you end up with a lot more layers.” He had previously said earlier in 2025 that he expected Amazon’s corporate workforce to shrink due to efficiencies gained from AI use.
Corporations are increasingly deploying AI to generate code for software and to implement AI agents for automating routine tasks. This adoption aims to reduce operational costs and lessen reliance on human personnel. Amazon highlighted its most recent AI models at its annual AWS cloud computing conference in December.
The proposed total reduction of 30,000 jobs constitutes a small fraction of Amazon’s 1.58 million employees. However, this figure represents nearly 10% of the firm’s corporate workforce. The majority of Amazon’s employees are based in fulfilment centres and warehouses.
If implemented, these reductions would mark the largest layoff in Amazon’s three-decade history. The company previously trimmed about 27,000 jobs in 2022.
Employees affected by the prior cuts were retained on the payroll for a 90-day period. This allowed them time to apply for other internal roles or to seek external employment opportunities.
Amazon plans a second round of corporate job cuts, targeting 30,000 total reductions.
The previous round eliminated about 14,000 white-collar positions.
Affected units include Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video, and human resources.
Source: REUTERS
