Amazon Layoffs: 16,000 Roles Cut Amidst Employee Distress and Criticism
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Storyboard•30-01-2026, 14:37
Amazon Layoffs: 16,000 Roles Cut Amidst Employee Distress and Criticism
- •Amazon announced another major layoff round, impacting approximately 16,000 employees across various departments.
- •Senior leadership, including Beth Galetti, framed the layoffs as part of a restructuring effort to reduce bureaucracy and increase ownership.
- •Impacted US employees are offered a 90-day internal job search window, severance, health benefits, and job placement support.
- •Employees like Dwijen Desai and Yi Shen shared experiences of abrupt terminations, with entire teams being eliminated.
- •Workforce strategist Amanda Goodall criticized the process as 'ugly,' citing locked inboxes, erased calendars, and lack of communication.
Why It Matters: Amazon's latest layoffs, affecting 16,000 roles, faced employee distress and external criticism over their execution.
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