It is noted that the cuts will affect Amazon's web services, human resources and advertising departments, and employees of the Twitch online streaming service.
American goods and services sales company Amazon has announced plans to lay off an additional nine thousand employees. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy published a corresponding message in the corporate blog.
It is noted that staff reductions will begin in the near future. First of all, layoffs will affect employees of web services Amazon, human resources and advertising departments and employees service for online broadcasts Twitch. The company attributed the move to a spike in hiring during the pandemic, which caused the company to employ too many people.
In addition, Jassy said that the current economic situation forces the company to take a more rational approach to costs and staffing levels.
Recall that from November 2022 to February 2023, the company has already laid off 18,000 employees.