On Monday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees that the company would lay off about 9,000 more people, according to CNBC.
“I am writing to share that we intend to eliminate approximately 9,000 more positions in the coming weeks,” Jassy wrote in a note that was also posted online.
“This was a difficult decision, but one that we believe is best for the company in the long term,” he added.
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Amazon announced in early January that it would lay off about 18,000 employees. As Bloomberg noted, the layoffs began in late 2022, but were initially reported to be job cuts of only about 10,000 people.
This additional cut of 9,000 comes amid waves of layoffs at other big tech companies such as Google and Meta as they grapple with changes in consumer habits following the pandemic.
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Jassy said the company had decided “to be more streamlined in our costs and staffing” due to the “uncertain economy”.
The CEO also said this round of layoffs was not included in the January announcement because teams were still finishing their analysis.
“The affected teams have yet to make final decisions about which roles will be affected,” he added.
The roles being eliminated should be completed by the end of April. Amazon will provide employees with things like “severance pay, transitional health insurance benefits and outside job placement support,” the memo said.