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Slashdot: Amazon Plans To Cut As Many As 30,000 Corporate Jobs Beginning Tomorrow

Amazon Plans To Cut As Many As 30,000 Corporate Jobs Beginning Tomorrow
Published on October 28, 2025 at 12:22AM
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, Reuters reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. From the report: The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon's 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of the company's roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since around 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022.

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