https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/amazon-loses-2-7-billion-in-2022-reports-first-unprofitable-year-since-2014/articleshow/97573291.cms

Buckle up everybody, because this is going to be one helluva rough ride!

Amazon is going after a younger, and likely more affordable, talent pool by limiting entry level software engineering positions to students and recent grads only. Appears to be part of an effort to overhaul its slowing engineering culture. Not cool... —  read more 

https://www.wired.com/story/a-damning-us-report-lays-bare-amazons-worker-injury-crisis/

Amazon earlier this month began a fresh round of job cuts as part of widespread layoffs that are expected to total 18,000. Following the announcement, an employee created a spreadsheet for people who lost their jobs that would be circulated to... —  read more 

“Controlling labor costs via periodic layoffs is like breathing for Silicon Valley: cyclical, necessary for life,” Malcolm Harris, author of the forthcoming book “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the World,” told me. The layoffs... —  read more 

This is going to hurt Amazon's image--if it still had one. https://apnews.com/article/amazon-smile-end-nonprofits-0c0cb5a4526adf87d7c16ce908325d46

It may sound ugly because I know that some are very worried about their future after getting laid off, but I'm almost sure that the layoff from Amazon also brought some kind of relief to most, including me. This is truly the worst company I have... —  read more 

Hope you are OK. Had a short stint there and then left. Was anyone affected ? Take Care.

Any idea how many cuts were made on Alexa AI teams?

https://www.pressherald.com/2023/01/23/amazon-discloses-fresh-wave-of-job-cuts-as-tech-layoffs-worsen/

Amazon's drone delivery division Amazon's drone delivery division Prime Air has reportedly been hit hard. According to reports, employees in the drone delivery department's design, maintenance, systems engineering, flight testing and flight... —  read more 

The WARN Act requires an employer to notify employees, in writing, 60 days before a layoff, and pay the employee for those 60 days, in addition to any severance the employee may be entitled to. Unfortunately, some employers attempt to circumvent the... —  read more 

Amazon employees have reputation of being hard working. Who will be hired first ?

I am just curious didn't you all at amazon get paid tons of money and did you not save it? many of you should be able to retire with all the sign on bonus and on going bonus money. Am I mislead in my thinking? You all should leave as millionaires... —  read more 

Fired Amazon workers griped about the e-retail giant using email to inform them they were no longer needed by the company, according to a published report. At least five employees who were laid off Wednesday said they received a cold-blooded... —  read more 

I feel depressed when I hear others say that they would like to be laid off. It is obvious that everyone has better experiences with looking for a new job than I do. Wherever I apply, the competition is huge. I'm curious what your plans are after... —  read more 

https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN

You should stay positive and not get discouraged. I know it is easy to say and that someone who is laid off thinks completely differently - but the truth is that there are still many open jobs out there. Keep your head up and good luck!

The org hired a lot of people in the past 18 months. I wonder if we are going to be impacted by this.

Anyone heard anything about which orgs or subset of organisations will see layoffs in Europe as well? Loads of AWS employees are in EU as well.

The only thing I'm worried about is that they might decide to go with lower severance to save more money. I'm sure they can come up with a reason or five why that would have been absolutely necessary. But I hope that's just me being my usual... —  read more 

It is so difficult to tell what is happening - have any teams started to hear anything?

Any word on the street? I got a revised Skip level meeting tomorrow with the usual attendees, no word yet about any cuts for us outside of Wilkin being reshuffled. Very curious if cost-saving programs will be axed in this seemingly brutal cut.

Being laid off would be the push I need to get away from this place. This is the most toxic company I've ever had the displeasure of working for but the pay is good so I've been having a hard time justifying leaving. Amazon, please, do me a favor and... —  read more 

I've seen and heard a few people mention their managers told them to start looking because they're about to get the boot. Do managers really know already who's going to be affected? If that's true, then what's the point of waiting in telling all of... —  read more 

I know some other areas were affected as well in the last few weeks, but I can only say about Kindle for sure.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-01-13/layoffs-tech-amazon-salesforce-recession-economy-jobs

Worked with them in the past but unsure of what their fate is now. Curious to know.

Any thoughts?

Let me get this straight. A service that did not attract enough attention and desired use is supposed to now somehow do the opposite and become viable while being worked on by a significantly smaller number of employees. Because that's going to work... —  read more 

The company has basically doubled its workforce over the pandemic and some might say that 18k are actually not big cuts considering the total number of employees. However, I still think that these cuts are too deep.

The anxiety produced by the uncertainty of whether I will be cut or not is perhaps even worse than the layoff itself. I don't trust the manager at all when he tries to relax the atmosphere. I can't focus on work and I wonder how the rest of you... —  read more 

I hope for the best, although I have been preparing for a long time in case I end up on the target list. Considering that most places have hiring freeze or are laying off, I still haven't received any offer and that makes me very anxious. What are... —  read more 

The comments of some employees that I heard are quite surprising. Where is the empathy towards colleagues who will lose their jobs? I never look forward to anyone's layoff, and I especially don't give myself the right to call someone else a... —  read more 

Who has details on the news about layoffs? Who leaked the info and what was it, exactly?

I doubt Amazon will rush to get rid of its best employees. Let's face it, this place has a lot of fat, especially among middle management. Plenty of people can be cut there without any consequences. Now, if you are one of the people who contributes... —  read more 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64171008