Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email

[littlemissmartypants]

Source: BBC

US technology giant Amazon has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs - hours after it told staff about a new round of global redundancies in an email apparently sent in error.

The email, which has been seen by the BBC, was sent late on Tuesday and refers to a swathe of employees in the US, Canada and Costa Rica having been laid off as part of an effort to "strengthen the company."

The message was apparently shared by mistake, as it was quickly cancelled.

Early on Wednesday, Amazon announced job reductions as part of a plan to "remove bureaucracy" at the firm.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ywzxlxnlo

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Kali Hays
San Francisco
Two hours ago

[UpInArms]

1. Bezos is a pig

I am only further disgusted by anything associated with him.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Daughter-in-law worked there in Seattle for ten years and cashed her chips at the end of 2025.

She smart.

[wolfie001]

3. Between the shitty movie about the slovakian "model" and his plastic "Tiger lady" wife.....

.... he's made some really bone-headed moves. Also, didn't he give Diaper Don lots of $$$$ for his vanity ballroom? No wonder why he wants to pay for fewer employees. What a clown.

[henbuck]

4. Like they don't make enough money already.

[Bengus81]

5. Remove bureaucracy? Hmm...the people who told Bozo paying $50M for a documentary

about a first lady grifter would be a loser? Off with their heads...........

[NJCher]

6. JMHO, of course

but I think Bezos knew the melania doc would be a loser. This is just another way of funneling bribe money to trump. Like all those phony settlements with CBS, ABC, etc.

The funny part is that she didn't know the flop would be a national embarrassment. Gotta' love how this stuff always backfires.

[popsdenver]

8. NJ

you hit the nail on the head with that one.......

Just another case of they trying to legalize a grift for themselves Mr. PoopyPants....(AKA Stinky-Butt, to his CABAL)

[ratchiweenie]

7. Remove bureaucracy is Bezos talk for replace with AI.

[FakeNoose]

9. Gotta pay for Melania's crappy movie somehow

Of course people are losing their jobs. I've been expecting this since the announcement that Bezos was in for $75 million on that piece of shit.

[Buddyzbuddy]

10. "strengthen the company." Which implies it's weak.

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Or, he needs another ship.

[blue_jay]

11. Everything they do is for distraction from their dirtiest deeds nt