Amazon tells staff that 16,000 jobs to be cut
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The company said in its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report it plans to cut another 30,000 positions globally and close an additional 24 facilities by year’s end. The move comes as the company makes the shift to dial back shipments from Amazon, a strategic plan it first unveiled as a multi-year effort in 2024.
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Scaling an Amazon business stops feeling exciting the moment operations fall behind sales. Inventory piles up, customer messages increase, Amazon flags a listing for non-compliant packaging, and a business that once felt nimble suddenly turns into a grind.
Amazon said on Wednesday it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and expands the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.