Amazon is laying off some workers amid ‘uncertain’ economy. Here’s what we know
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It is not clear at this time whether any Canadian employees have been impacted by the Amazon layoffs, which come amid a number of other recent tech sector layoffs.
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it has laid off some employees in its devices group as a person familiar with the company said it still targeted around 10,000 job cuts, including in its retail division and human resources.
The announcement, Amazon’s first since media outlets including Reuters reported its layoff plans on Monday, heralded a dramatic shift for a company known for its job creation and added shape to the latest dismissals befalling the technology sector.
Amazon executive Dave Limp in a blog post said the company had decided to consolidate teams in its devices unit, which popularized speakers that consumers command through speech.
It notified the employees it cut on Tuesday.
“We continue to face an unusual and uncertain macroeconomic environment,” he said. “In light of this, we’ve been working over the last few months to further prioritize what matters most to our customers and the business.”
Plans, still in flux, to eliminate around 10,000 roles through reductions in more units would amount to about a three per cent cut in Amazon’s roughly 300,000-person corporate workforce.
It is not clear at this time whether any Canadian employees are impacted.
“As part of our annual operating planning review process, we always look at each of our businesses and what we believe we should change. As we’ve gone through this, given the current macro-economic environment (as well as several years of rapid hiring), some teams are making adjustments, which in some cases means certain roles are no longer necessary,” said Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel in an email to Global News.
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