Amazon has announced that it will slash over 18,000 roles, majorly in the Amazon Stores and PXT (People, Experience, and Technology, HR) departments. The company announced the development in a blog post and said that it is “eliminating roles” as part of its annual planning process for 2023. The post notes that Amazon typically communicates these outcomes internally, though it is communicating in a public forum because the teammates “leaked this information externally.” The layoff process will be on January 18.
Back in November 2022, the company laid off close to 10,000 employees. The e-commerce giant even paused freshers’ hiring for this year.