Amazon intends to terminate an additional 9,000 personnel.

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In the world of technology, there are reports that Amazon is preparing to eliminate 9,000 jobs from its workforce. This news has caused concern among many people who are concerned about the impact this could have on the economy and job market. Amazon has not yet confirmed the reports, so it is unclear what the exact reasons behind the layoffs would be. However, it is possible that the company is looking to streamline its operations and cut costs. Regardless of the specific reasons, this development underscores the importance of staying up to date on technological advancements and being prepared to adapt to changes in the job market.

The reductions come after another set of job cuts, which was announced a few months ago and impacted over 18,000 positions.

In Seattle, Karen Weise produces content on the subject of Amazon.

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In a message to its staff on Monday, the CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy, announced that the company will be letting go of 9,000 employees in the corporate and technology departments. This is in addition to the 18,000 positions that were cut towards the end of last year and earlier this year.

Amazon's corporate workforce will undergo a reduction of approximately 3 percent. The layoffs will focus on staff in the company's most profitable divisions, which were previously untouched. The areas to be impacted include the cloud computing division and advertising operations, which are significantly more lucrative compared to Amazon's retail business that is well-known. Financial analysts and filings verify the higher-margin potency of these two sections of the business.

According to Mr. Jassy, the company recently concluded their yearly planning meeting where they placed emphasis on reducing costs and trimming their workforce.

We had a primary principle for this year's annual planning: to become more efficient while still being able to invest significantly in essential customer experiences that we believe will genuinely enhance customers' lives and the overall Amazon experience," as stated by the author.

Mr. Jassy has been focused on reducing costs at Amazon for over a year. Due to the pandemic, the company hired more employees and invested in projects that may not have been profitable. To balance this, he has scaled back warehouse operations and put a halt to the major expansion of the planned second headquarters in Washington D.C.

Last autumn, the organization put a stop to recruitment and in November set out to dismiss close to 10,000 staff members. However, by early January, the goal increased to 18,000 layoffs.

At the conclusion of last year, Amazon had around 1.54 million members of its workforce. This number is around 4 percent less than the previous year. Although, the majority of these individuals are individuals who work on an hourly basis, supporting the day-to-day operations of Amazon's various warehouses.

Amazon's livestreaming platform, Twitch, along with human resources teams will be subjected to job cuts.

According to Mr. Jassy, the company has not yet decided on which employees will be let go, but they plan to make a decision by April's mid to late period. Furthermore, he mentioned that the corporation may still plan to hire in specific departments on a smaller scale.

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