Amazon Starts 2nd Round Of Layoff, Fires 9000 Employees

New York: After Meta and Google, e-commerce giant Amazon has become the second big tech firm to enter another round of layoffs.

The firm which had fired the most people at 18,000, has now sacked another 9,000 people in the fresh spate of job cuts.

The company’s CEO Andy Jassy has sent a message to the impacted employees, saying that Amazon is going through a difficult time and that it will have to take this step to save costs.

“We intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks—mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch. This was a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company in the long term,” Jassy said in the email that was sent to employees.

The CEO has asserted that the company aims to complete the latest layoff process by mid to late April. He also confirmed that Amazon will support those employees who have been laid off.

It is promising to provide packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support.