Amazon’s big cuts reported
Amazon reportedly cut roughly 16,000 positions in its latest round of restructuring — a scale that reinforces the tougher market for new grads and pushes firms to favor immediate impact over long ramp‑up. Observers say these layoffs are part of a broader industry reshuffle tied to AI investments and efficiency drives. (financialexpress.com)
Beth Galetti’s “Update on our organization” memo was posted on Amazon’s corporate blog on January 28, 2026 and addressed the company’s latest organizational changes. (aboutamazon.com) The January action completed a sequence of corporate reductions that totals roughly 30,000 roles since October 2025 — about 10% of Amazon’s white‑collar workforce, according to Reuters‑sourced reporting. (usnews.com) An internal misfired email signed by Colleen Aubrey briefly leaked the program name “Project Dawn” to AWS teams and prompted a canceled meeting before the broader announcement. (abc.net.au) Company communications and reporting state the company is offering most U.S. corporate employees full pay and benefits for about 90 days while internal re‑deployment windows and severance options are made available. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Multiple outlets and internal reviews identify the biggest impacts in AWS support/enabling functions, retail corporate teams, Prime Video and the People Experience & Technology unit, while leadership simultaneously said recruitment would continue for strategic roles such as AI research, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and advanced engineering. (news18.com / techcrunch.com) Markets took the announcement in stride: AMZN shares fell about 1% on the news, and the company separately confirmed the closure of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store formats as part of the operational reshuffle. (markets.financialcontent.com / cnbc.com)
