Overview
- Roles are concentrated in office functions, with AWS, retail, Prime Video and human resources cited by reports as among the most affected.
- U.S.-based employees will have 90 days to seek internal roles before severance and transition support are offered, according to HR chief Beth Galetti.
- Leadership says the restructuring reduces management layers and speeds decision-making as the company ramps AI and data-center capacity.
- News outlets report the two waves together equate to roughly ten percent of Amazon’s administrative workforce and a small share of its 1.5 million global headcount.
- An internal calendar email referencing cuts in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica surfaced hours before the announcement, and executives said they do not intend to make frequent mass layoff rounds.