THEM Amazon Started laying off corporate and tech employees last Tuesday (15). The action is one of CEO Andy Jassy’s efforts to control the e-commerce giant’s costs.
by CNBC, reported to employees of various departments of the company shutdown. Among the dismissed employees, has members Alexa technology sectors and Luna cloud gaming service🇧🇷
Last Monday (14), New York Times revealed that Amazon plans layoffs of around 10,000 workers🇧🇷 However, the number may change as deductions are made for individual teams.
Sources state that the company did not comment on the mass layoff until noon on Tuesday (15). After the media coverage, the company’s silence could frustrate employees.
Over the past few weeks, Amazon has been laying off contract employees in its advertising and internal operations divisions. Besides, company paralyzed hiring due to restructuring and shut down ongoing selection processes🇧🇷
Internal sources said the company had managed to avoid layoffs until then. For example, employees who may be affected by the disruption have been shifted to other sectors.
E-commerce decline
THEM Joining the ranks of Amazon Affected tech companies by the weakening economy in the USA. After the enormous growth of electronics retail at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the industry is in a phase of slowdown.
The data shows that the number of employees of the e-commerce giant has doubled in recent years. The total workforce, including the corporate, technology and logistics sectors, increased from 798,000 employees in 2019 to 1.6 million in 2021.
Despite recent layoffs, Amazon said it needed to open 150,000 temporary spaces to meet high demand in its end-of-year distribution centers.🇧🇷 This is the same number of people employed last year.
Source: Tec Mundo
