Amazon begins mass layoffs, affecting approximately 10,000 employees

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• Nov 17, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

Amazon has yet to confirm the layoffs in writing. 

Digital Desk: According to reports, Amazon has begun to
lay off employees in various departments. The announcement comes just one day
after a report claimed that Amazon will lay off nearly 10,000 employees.
Although Amazon has been tight-lipped about the layoffs, employee LinkedIn
posts indicate that they are well underway. According to reports, Amazon
employees were summoned to meetings by their managers and told they had two
months to look for new jobs.

As per a Wall
Street Journal report, Amazon is reported to have cut 10,000 jobs across
departments. Several employees had taken to Linkedin to talk about their
dismissal from the company. The employees who have posted about their layoffs
mostly belong to Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant business, Luna cloud gaming platform
division and Lab126, the division that operates the Kindle e-reader.

"Of
course, I am saddened, but hopeful for the future because I know this means
good change for me and others on my team," one employee wrote. Another
Amazon employee, who worked as a Software Development Manager, revealed that
his entire team had been destroyed. "Amazon layoffs have impacted my
team!! Strong SDEs (Java/C#/GoLang) looking for open positions, please leave a
comment if you have any. We'll get back to you. Please like, comment, or share
for greater exposure. "Many thanks!" wrote Bhasker Reddy on Linkedin.

color:black">"Due to the nature of my visa, I have a limited time to look
for new work opportunities," said a woman of Indian origin who worked as a
Software Development in the United States.

Amazon has yet to confirm
the layoffs in writing. However, a post by Amazon's senior vice president, Beth
Galetti, hinted at the layoffs. "We anticipate maintaining this pause for
the next few months and will continue to monitor what we're seeing in the
economy and business to adjust as we think makes sense," he wrote.

Previously, Meta let go of nearly 11,000 employees. Mark
Zuckerberg stated in an email to Meta employees that he is making significant
changes to the company. He also apologised to the employees affected by the
layoffs and accepted full responsibility. Zuckerberg also stated that the
affected employees will receive all necessary support as well as severance pay.
"With no cap, we will pay 16 weeks of base pay plus two weeks for every
year of service." He also stated in the mail that the company will pay for
people's and their families' healthcare for six months.