Amazon Plans Around 10,000 Layoffs in Corporate, Technology Jobs, the New York Times Reports
15 November 2022 - 4:08AM
Dow Jones News
By Denny Jacob
--Amazon.com Inc. plans to lay off about 10,000 people in
corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the
New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the
matter.
--The cuts will focus on Amazon's devices organization,
including the voice-assistant Alexa, as well as its retail division
and in human resources, the report said.
--The Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday that Chief
Executive Andy Jassy is leading a cost-cutting review of the tech
giant and that leadership is closely evaluating its Alexa business,
which has more than 10,000 employees.
--Amazon didn't immediately respond to a request for comment
from Dow Jones Newswires.
Full story at
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/technology/amazon-layoffs.html
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com
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