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Updated on: Jan 2026

Layoffs

Amazon Accidentally Alerts Wrong Staff in Latest Job Cuts

Jan 28, 2026

Amazon Eyes , More Job Cuts in January

Amazon is reportedly preparing for its largest workforce reduction in its -year history, with plan...

Layoffs

Jan 23, 2026

Amazon Mandates List of Annual Accomplishments For Employees

Amazon has officially updated its internal performance review system, known as Forte, ...

Industry

Jan 10, 2026

Amazon Mandates List of Annual Accomplishments For Employees

Amazon Overhauls Reviews to Cut Team-Based Padding

Amazon has officially overhauled its performance management system, moving toward a more rigorous, d...

Performance Appraisal

Jan 8, 2026

Amazon Overhauls Reviews to Cut Team-Based Padding

Work Model

Amazon to Pause 5-Day Office Mandate for Staff Stranded in India

Amazon has authorized a temporary remote work arrangement for hundreds of employees currently stranded in India. The decision, revealed through an internal memo dated December 17, 2025, specifically addresses the mounting crisis caused by unprecedented US consular delays and enhanced vetting procedures for H-1B visa holders. While Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has enforced a rigid […]

Jan 2, 2026

Industry

Tech Giants Google, Amazon And Others Layoff 120,000+ in 2025

According to data from independent tracker Layoffs.fyi and recent government filings, over 122,000 tech workers across 550+ companies have faced layoff this year. The technology sector has entered a defining era of “The Great Recalibration” in 2025. While the total volume is slightly lower than the 2024 peak, the nature of these cuts is far more strategic. […]

Dec 29, 2025

Layoffs

Amazon Slashes 370 Technical Roles at European HQ

E-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed it will slash 370 positions at its European headquarters in Luxembourg. This decision, finalized in mid-December 2025, represents approximately 8.5% of its 4,370-strong workforce in the Grand Duchy. The layoffs are the largest single corporate redundancy the country has seen in two decades, signaling a stark shift in the relationship […]

Dec 18, 2025

Technology

Amazon Asks Staff to Call AI Agents ‘Teammates’ for Collaboration

Amazon is rolling out an internal directive urging its vast workforce to adopt a specific terminology when interacting with and discussing generative AI agents. The directive encourages employees to refer to these sophisticated digital assistants as “teammates” instead of “tools.” This linguistic shift is more than mere semantics; it represents a deliberate strategy by the […]

Dec 11, 2025

Technology

Over 1,000 Amazon Staff Demand Ethics Over Automation Speed

Over one thousand Amazon employees, supported by thousands of external signatories from across the tech industry, have issued a scathing open letter to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s leadership (S-team). The letter delivers a stark warning that Amazon’s “all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach” to artificial intelligence risks causing “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and […]

Nov 30, 2025

Appointments

Parle Products Appoints Amazon’s Vinayak Deshpande as CHRO

Parle Products appoints Vinayak Deshpande as its Chief Human Resources Officer, a key leadership addition at the iconic FMCG company. His appointment has been announced at a time when Parle is strengthening its talent strategy for expansion across traditional business segments and into newer growth avenues. The company is thus seriously focusing on modernizing its […]

Nov 27, 2025

Layoffs

How Largest Layoffs At Amazon Targeted Its Tech Workforce

Amazon recent wave of corporate layoffs, announced in October 2025 as part of a planned reduction of up to 14,000 corporate staff, has disproportionately hit its core technical workforce. According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings across key U.S. states—including Washington, New York, California, and New Jersey—nearly 40% of the approximately 4,700 roles eliminated […]

Nov 24, 2025

Layoffs

Employee Blasts Amazon for Confusing Benefits Communication

The emotional fallout from latest wave of Amazon corporate layoffs was starkly captured in the experience of former technical support engineer, John Paul Martinez, who disclosed that the sudden termination led him to “break down crying.” The 35-year-old, who had spent three years with the tech giant, criticized the company for what he called a “poor job” of […]

Nov 19, 2025

Layoffs

Amazon Layoffs Highlight AI’s Impact on Indian Jobs

Recent decision by Amazon to lay off 14,000 corporate employees globally has sent ripples across India’s tech and services sectors, with at least 800 to 1,000 jobs affected domestically. While the company cited restructuring and efficiency as key drivers, industry observers point to a deeper shift: the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in automating […]

Nov 3, 2025

Layoffs

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says Layoffs Are About Culture, Not AI

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has publicly addressed the company’s decision to lay off 14,000 corporate employees, clarifying that the move is not driven by financial constraints or artificial intelligence. Speaking during Amazon’s quarterly earnings call on October 31, 2025, Andy emphasized that the layoffs are part of a broader effort to fix internal culture and […]

Oct 31, 2025

Layoffs

Amazon Layoffs Target Retail Managers, AWS Faces Uncertainty

Amazon has initiated one of its most extensive corporate layoffs to date, cutting up to 30,000 jobs globally as part of a sweeping AI-led restructuring. The move, confirmed in late October 2025, has disproportionately affected early and mid-level managers in the company’s US retail division. Internal data and employee accounts suggest that the layoffs are […]

Oct 30, 2025

Layoffs

Amazon to Cut Up to 1,000 Jobs in India

Amazon is expected to lay off between 800 and 1,000 corporate employees in India as part of a global restructuring effort aimed at streamlining operations and reallocating resources toward priority areas such as artificial intelligence and automation. The decision is part of a larger global layoff plan involving approximately 14,000 roles across various functions. Departments […]

Oct 29, 2025