Amazon has confirmed plans to cut approximately 16,000 roles as part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy.
The announcement was made in an internal email sent on 28 January by Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology.
The latest reduction follows the elimination of around 14,000 corporate roles in October. Galetti said that while many teams completed organisational changes late last year, others finalised their plans more recently.
“The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we’re again working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted,” Galetti wrote.
She added that the company would continue hiring and investing in strategic areas critical to its long-term growth.
Addressing concerns about further layoffs, Galetti said the company does not plan to announce broad reductions on a regular basis.
“Some of you might ask if this is the beginning of a new rhythm – where we announce broad reductions every few months. That’s not our plan,” the email added.
Amazon employs approximately 1.5 million people worldwide.
Last year, a report by The New York Times suggested Amazon was considering deploying up to 600,000 robots across its US operations by 2033. Amazon later said this was not official company policy.
