Amazon is preparing to cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs, the largest reduction in the company's history, as it focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.
The layoffs are set to begin Tuesday, affecting nearly 10% of Amazon's roughly 350,000 corporate employees, sources tell Reuters.
The job cuts come as Amazon seeks to reduce costs and correct overhiring during the pandemic's peak demand.
While the company employs over 1.55 million people worldwide, most work in warehouses, making the corporate reductions a significant move for its office workforce.
Managers of impacted teams will undergo training Monday to guide them in communicating the layoffs, which will be announced via email Tuesday morning.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been leading an initiative to simplify the company's corporate structure.
"We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs," Jassy said in a June memo.
He also set up an anonymous complaint line to identify inefficiencies, which produced 1,500 responses and over 450 process changes.
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Analysts Tie Amazon Layoffs to AI Productivity
Analysts say the cuts reflect AI-driven productivity gains that allow the company to operate with fewer staff.
Sky Canaves, an eMarketer analyst, explained, "This latest move signals that Amazon is likely realizing enough AI-driven productivity gains within corporate teams to support a substantial reduction in force. Amazon has also been under pressure in the short-term to offset the long-term investments in building out its AI infrastructure."
The layoffs are expected to impact multiple divisions, including human resources, operations, devices and services, and Amazon Web Services.
Smaller job reductions have been ongoing since 2022, affecting areas such as communications and devices.
The cuts are part of a broader effort by Jassy to remove layers of management and reduce bureaucracy.
Amazon's decision mirrors trends across the tech industry, where companies increasingly cite AI adoption as a factor in workforce reductions.
According to CNBC, Microsoft has cut 15,000 employees this year, Google eliminated over 100 design roles in its cloud division, Meta downsized 600 AI-related positions, and Salesforce laid off 4,000 customer support staff.
Overall, tech layoffs have affected roughly 98,000 workers at more than 200 companies so far in 2025.
Originally published on vcpost.com
